How Many People Are Named Kohl?
An estimated 1,713 people in the United States have the first name Kohl. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kohl peaked in popularity in 2001 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kohl as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kohl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,713
About 1 in 200,090 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2001
98 births
Total Registered
1,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kohl
Kohl is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,742 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kohl as a male name
Ranked #8,031 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (98 births)
Kohl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kohl span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 721 babies were registered. Kohl has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kohl by Decade
How has Kohl tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kohl by State
Birth registrations for Kohl span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Missouri. On average, about 25 Kohls were registered per state.
Kohl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kohl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kohl
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kohl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kohl?
We estimate approximately 1,713 people named Kohl are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 200,090 Americans share this first name.
Is Kohl a common name?
Kohl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kohl most popular?
Kohl reached peak popularity in 2001, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kohl is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kohl a male name?
Kohl is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kohl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kohl Smith, Kohl Johnson, Kohl Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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