Boys' name · since 1991
Cohl
Cohl has 213 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cohl sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 213 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cohl has been recorded 213 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2020.
- #12,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cohl ranks #12,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cohl's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cohl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cohl's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cohl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Cohl by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (113 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Cohl's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Cohl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Cohl's decade-level peak was the 2000s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cohl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cohl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.