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Kol

Boy

Meaning of Kol: Norse: 'charcoal' or 'black'

Kol is a boy's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4172nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4172

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

460

First recorded 2000 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 43 babies20202021: 50 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Kol per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 50.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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