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Kole

Boy

Meaning of Kole: English: 'charcoal'

Kole is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1230th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1230

165 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,855

First recorded 1969 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 38 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 39 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 56 babies19901991: 67 babies1992: 105 babies1993: 124 babies1994: 138 babies1995: 160 babies1996: 155 babies1997: 202 babies1998: 215 babies1999: 255 babies2000: 258 babies20002001: 289 babies2002: 327 babies2003: 328 babies2004: 335 babies2005: 376 babies2006: 357 babies2007: 382 babies2008: 369 babies2009: 433 babies2010: 428 babies20102011: 353 babies2012: 337 babies2013: 329 babies2014: 288 babies2015: 319 babies2016: 299 babies2017: 315 babies2018: 309 babies2019: 279 babies2020: 267 babies20202021: 278 babies2022: 223 babies2023: 226 babies2024: 171 babies2025: 165 babies
US babies named Kole per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 433.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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