How Many People Are Named Kol?
An estimated 433 people in the United States have the first name Kol. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Kol peaked in popularity in 2021 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kol 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 Kol paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
433
About 1 in 791,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
50 births
Total Registered
436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kol
Kol is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 436 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kol as a male name
Ranked #3,352 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (50 births)
Kol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kol span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 199 babies were registered. Kol remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kol by Decade
How has Kol 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.
Kol by State
Birth registrations for Kol span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Indiana, New York. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, Texas. On average, about 7 Kols were registered per state.
Kol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kol
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kol?
We estimate approximately 433 people named Kol 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 791,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Kol a common name?
Kol is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kol most popular?
Kol reached peak popularity in 2021, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kol is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kol a male name?
Kol is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kol Smith, Kol Johnson, Kol 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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