Colt vs Cole

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

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Colt

Boy name · Rank #276

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Name B

Cole

Boy name · Rank #163

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Metric Colt Cole
Current Rank #276 #163
Total Births (all years) 26,673 152,069
Peak Year 2019 2002
Peak Year Births 1,833 6,038
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Colt Cole
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 190
1920ss — 156
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 224
1950ss 25 562
1960ss 78 703
1970ss 141 1,443
1980ss 2,117 8,722
1990ss 2,218 33,866
2000ss 3,031 56,845
2010ss 11,654 36,395
2020ss 7,409 12,809

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colt Cole
2014 979 3,426
2015 1,018 3,499
2016 1,033 3,603
2017 1,333 3,467
2018 1,628 3,347
2019 1,833 3,091
2020 1,686 2,768
2021 1,736 2,834
2022 1,461 2,625
2023 1,302 2,363
2024 1,224 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, 1957–2024.

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