Cole

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Cole closed 2025 at #182 on the boys' board: 2,003 boys, 0.12% of the market. The position is down 36% over ten years, well off its 2002 high of 6,038 (#69 that year); 154,072 boys have carried the name since 1886. It trades on both boards — the toggle up top swaps the desk to the girls' board.

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1886
First listed
154,072
All-time boys
2002
Busiest year (6,038 babies)
2,003
Babies born
#182
Rank (M)
0.12%
Share of boys
-36%
10-yr change
-29%
30-yr change
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State distribution · Cole M · 2021–25 · tile brightness = rate vs. national
AK×1.6ME×2.5VT×0.7NH×3.7WA×0.9ID×1.2MT×1.7ND×0.5MN×1.0WI×1.4MI×1.5NY×1.5MA×2.5RI×3.4OR×1.0NV×1.0WYSD×1.5IA×1.4IL×1.4IN×1.1OH×1.5PA×2.3NJ×2.0CT×2.6CA×0.7UT×1.6CO×1.2NE×1.3MO×1.2KY×1.3WV×1.9VA×1.3MD×1.5DE×2.2AZ×0.9NM×0.7KS×1.1AR×1.1TN×0.9NC×1.2SC×0.9DC×1.3OK×1.0LA×1.3MS×0.7AL×0.7GA×0.7HI×1.3TX×0.6FL×0.8
NH · 116 babies×3.7 national
RI · 78 babies×3.4 national
CT · 243 babies×2.6 national
MA · 478 babies×2.5 national
ME · 67 babies×2.5 national
PA · 840 babies×2.3 national
Trades near Cole · 2025 boys' board
RankNameBabies’16–’25
#177NicolasM2,053
#178JudahFM2,050
#179EmmanuelM2,035
#180MaxFM2,025
#181TuckerFM2,008
#182ColeFM2,003
#183RykerFM2,003
#184JesseFM2,002
#185AmariFM2,000
#186AzielFM1,975
#187PeterM1,954
Origin

Cole: Diminutive of Nicholas; transferred from a surname.

Same shelf:

RankNameBabies’16–’25
#9,161EvelynFM8
#17HudsonFM8,583
#27CooperFM7,472
#1,980HarperFM77
#45CarterFM6,024
#36JacksonFM6,582
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