How Many People Are Named Kole?
An estimated 9,563 people in the United States have the first name Kole. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Kole peaked in popularity in 2009 with 433 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kole 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 Kole paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kole is overwhelmingly male, 65 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
9,563
About 1 in 35,842 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
433 births
Total Registered
9,688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kole
Kole is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,688 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Kole as a male name
Ranked #1,200 in 2024
170 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (433 births)
Kole as a female name
Ranked #14,518 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2018 (8 births)
Kole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kole span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,454 babies were registered. While Kole is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kole by Decade
How has Kole 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.
Kole by State
Birth registrations for Kole span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, New Hampshire, Montana. On average, about 171 Koles were registered per state.
Kole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kole
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kole?
We estimate approximately 9,563 people named Kole 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 35,842 Americans share this first name.
Is Kole a common name?
Kole is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kole most popular?
Kole reached peak popularity in 2009, when 433 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kole is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kole a male name?
Kole is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kole Smith, Kole Johnson, Kole 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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