Cole has been given to about 154,646 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Cole ranks 182nd among American boys in 2025, with 2,009 born that year. Its best year was 2002, when 6,054 babies were given the name, ranking 69th. The typical living American called Cole is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.27% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.