Boys' name · since 1982
Kohl
Kohl has 1,759 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,759
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kohl currently ranks #5474 among boys' names in America, with 1,759 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kohl recorded 1,759 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #5474 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,569 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,759 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kohl ranks #3,569 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,759 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,569 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,759
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kohl's 1,759 recorded births place it above 92.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kohl compares
1,759 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kohl's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kohl | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,759 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kohl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kohl's full recorded timeline at 2004, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kohl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kohl by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (721 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kohl's strongest decade.
721 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kohl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
545 births
- 2000s
2000s
721 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 721 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kohl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kohl's total volume
Kohl by state
Where Kohl concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 63 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 44 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 41 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 25 | 1.4% |
81 of 1,759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kohl appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kohl's data
- Kohl's decade-level peak was the 2000s (721 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kohls (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kohl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kohl 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.