US rank #10257 Boys' name Peak 2010 143 births

Kohler — #10257 US boys' name

143 babies named Kohler in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s512010s382020s34
#10257
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kohler was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kohler in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kohler

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Kohler between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kohler currently holds the #10257 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kohler performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kohler shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kohler in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 143 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kohler at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

143

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2010

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,257

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kohler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20242021201620102007200319971994 5

Kohler by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 36% of Kohler's all-time total
1990s202000s512010s382020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kohler?
143 babies have been named Kohler since 1994. It currently ranks #10257 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 11 births.
When was Kohler most popular?
Kohler was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Kohler been used?
Kohler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kohler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kohen, Kohl, Kohlton, Kohan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.