NameTides

Kole

Kole was the #1,244 boys' name in the US in 2025 (160 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Kole as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kole as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Kole as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,244 (160)#1,226 (23)#762 (3)——#2,269 (8)
2024#1,196 (171)#1,322 (20)#478 (6)——#1,432 (15)
2023#971 (226)#2,161 (10)#533 (5)#348 (4)—#1,192 (18)
2022#1,022 (217)#1,058 (27)#425 (7)——#1,759 (10)
2021#858 (272)#1,004 (29)#316 (12)—#755 (3)#1,342 (15)
2020#853 (267)#856 (34)#324 (11)—#637 (4)#967 (23)
2019#815 (279)#1,506 (16)#394 (8)——#1,375 (14)
2018#771 (301)#1,097 (25)#433 (7)——#1,133 (18)
2017#758 (310)#1,247 (21)#733 (3)——#908 (25)
2016#798 (293)#946 (31)#442 (7)——#971 (23)
2015#761 (313)#1,586 (15)#389 (8)——#791 (30)
2014#795 (288)#1,035 (27)#378 (9)——#1,062 (19)
2013#722 (323)#1,247 (20)#280 (14)#398 (3)—#784 (30)
2012#714 (331)#1,507 (16)#337 (10)——#640 (38)
2011#669 (353)#1,209 (21)#459 (6)#375 (3)—#676 (36)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #586.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kole is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kole by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,135TXFlorida: #958FL
Kole (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KoleCanadaBoys#2,2698
KoleEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
KoleIrelandBoys—too few
KoleNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KoleScotlandBoys#7623
KoleUSGirls#14,9425
KoleUSBoys#1,244160