Boys' name · since 1969
Kole
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 9,785 babies named Kole, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,249 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,785
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kole currently ranks #1249 among boys' names in America, with 9,785 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Kole recorded 9,785 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #1249 nationally today, ahead of 91% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #1,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,249 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,785 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kole ranks #1,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,249 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,785 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,249 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,785
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kole's 9,785 recorded births place it above 97.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kole compares
9,785 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Kole's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kole | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,785 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 433 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kole splits its recorded history at 1999: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 433 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kole popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 433
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kole popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 2003 (Kole as girls' name)
Kole by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,438 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kole's strongest decade.
3,438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 282
1980s
282 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,477 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,438 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,219 births
- 2020s 1,313
2020s
1,313 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,438 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kole 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 Kole's total volume
Kole by state
Where Kole concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 696 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 584 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 493 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 410 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 409 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 408 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 380 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 338 | 3.5% |
696 of 9,785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Kole appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kole's data
- Kole's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,438 total births) through the 2020s (1,313) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Koles (696 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Kole 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.