Colonel vs Cole

Side-by-side comparison of Colonel and Cole — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Colonel

Boy name

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Name B

Cole

Boy name · Rank #163

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Metric Colonel Cole
Current Rank Unranked #163
Total Births (all years) 1,250 152,069
Peak Year 1920 2002
Peak Year Births 37 6,038
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Colonel Cole
1880ss 105 6
1890ss 81 5
1900ss 42 16
1910ss 212 190
1920ss 274 156
1930ss 164 127
1940ss 158 224
1950ss 110 562
1960ss 65 703
1970ss 21 1,443
1980ss 18 8,722
1990ss — 33,866
2000ss — 56,845
2010ss — 36,395
2020ss — 12,809

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colonel Cole
2014 — 3,426
2015 — 3,499
2016 — 3,603
2017 — 3,467
2018 — 3,347
2019 — 3,091
2020 — 2,768
2021 — 2,834
2022 — 2,625
2023 — 2,363
2024 — 2,219

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1987.

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