Cohen

Boy name

Cohen has been given to 23,429 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #225 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkoʊən/

From Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”)API.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

23,429

Peak year

2025 (1,627 babies)

Rank in 2025

#225 for boys

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▲ +58%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Cohen.

23,413 babies since 1880

23,356 babies since 1888

23,573 babies since 1969

23,126 babies since 1989

23,067 babies since 1880

23,972 babies since 1917

24,151 babies since 1880

22,583 babies since 1910

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