Coltrane vs Cole

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

Name A

Coltrane

Boy name · Rank #13004

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Name B

Cole

Boy name · Rank #163

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Metric Coltrane Cole
Current Rank #13004 #163
Total Births (all years) 339 152,069
Peak Year 2009 2002
Peak Year Births 20 6,038
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Coltrane Cole
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 190
1920ss — 156
1930ss — 127
1940ss — 224
1950ss — 562
1960ss — 703
1970ss — 1,443
1980ss — 8,722
1990ss 27 33,866
2000ss 142 56,845
2010ss 140 36,395
2020ss 30 12,809

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Coltrane Cole
2014 14 3,426
2015 14 3,499
2016 18 3,603
2017 11 3,467
2018 8 3,347
2019 9 3,091
2020 7 2,768
2021 12 2,834
2022 6 2,625
2023 — 2,363
2024 5 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, 1997–2024.

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