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Kole

Kole holds the #1244 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 160 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #853 in 2020 to #1244 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#586 nationally, 428 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1969. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#571 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1244
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#586
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
160
boys named Kole

Kole popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.012%0.018%0.024%18801900192019401960198020002020#586 in 2010
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2010

Where Kole is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025WI—Michigan: #829 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#829New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: #949 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#949Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #846 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#846New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025CT—California: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025NE—Missouri: #869 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#869Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kole in 2025HI—Texas: #1135 (19 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1135Florida: #958 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#958
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#571), Michigan (#829), Missouri (#869)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kole in the most recent year of SSA data.

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