boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Kohen

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Cohen Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #296 Trend ↑ Rising 150%

Rare spelling variant of Cohen.

Rank 2025
#296
among boys · ↑23 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,160
named Kohen · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,494
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,160 babies
All-time total
8,561
#1,334 all-time among boys
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Kohen popularity over time

8,561 babies have been named Kohen since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 12 12 1 – #8,527
2000s 5 845 850 85 +6983% #1,025
2010s 54 2,945 2,999 300 +253% #627
2020s (to 2025) 95 4,605 4,700 783 +161% #296

Where Kohen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,326 0.78 #261
2027 1,504 0.88 #235
2028 1,674 0.98 #207
2029 1,833 1.07 #197
2030 1,981 1.16 #186

Where Kohen is most popular

Boys named Kohen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.485 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kohen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 112 3.43 +608%
Louisiana 222 2.17 +348%
Mississippi 115 2.02 +318%
South Dakota 34 1.83 +277%
Iowa 119 1.73 +256%
Oklahoma 140 1.58 +227%
Arkansas 98 1.55 +219%
Kentucky 137 1.37 +182%
Alabama 137 1.25 +159%
Indiana 191 1.19 +146%
North Dakota 20 1.17 +142%
Kansas 80 1.17 +141%
Missouri 156 1.13 +132%
Nebraska 47 1.08 +123%
Tennessee 181 1.00 +107%
Utah 94 0.985 +103%
Ohio 255 0.962 +98%
Idaho 39 0.953 +97%
Georgia 204 0.805 +66%
South Carolina 70 0.677 +40%
North Carolina 153 0.599 +24%
Oregon 44 0.580 +20%
Texas 467 0.530 +9%
Montana 9 0.510 +5%
Alaska 6 0.504 ≈ national
Washington 76 0.465 ≈ national
Virginia 84 0.443 -9%
Illinois 110 0.430 -11%
Wisconsin 50 0.422 -13%
Pennsylvania 105 0.395 -18%
Michigan 74 0.361 -25%
Florida 155 0.327 -32%
Colorado 39 0.302 -38%
Minnesota 33 0.269 -45%
Arizona 44 0.269 -45%
Maryland 27 0.226 -53%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 -54%
New Mexico 7 0.212 -56%
New York 52 0.120 -75%
Nevada 6 0.105 -78%
California 63 0.069 -86%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
New Jersey – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kohen

Kohen is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #296 in 2025 with 1,143 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 8,561 American babies have been named Kohen. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,160 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kohen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kohen?

The median living Kohen is about 5 years old; half are between 1 and 10. An estimated 8,500 people named Kohen are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kohen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 17 #6,699 1,143 #296
2024 17 #6,811 1,081 #319
2023 18 #6,553 839 #380
2022 12 #8,808 650 #474
2021 18 #6,546 474 #589
2020 13 #8,206 418 #641
2019 14 #7,955 426 #634
2018 6 #14,815 425 #627
2017 10 #10,378 379 #668
2016 6 #15,357 386 #668
2015 5 #17,910 297 #786
2014 7 #13,882 234 #918
2013 – – 210 #953
2012 – – 212 #954
2011 – – 196 #993
2010 6 #16,062 180 #1,077
2009 – – 190 #1,025
2008 5 #19,130 174 #1,078
2007 – – 142 #1,239
2006 – – 123 #1,337
2005 – – 113 #1,338
2004 – – 59 #2,041
2003 – – 17 #4,727
2002 – – 8 #8,108
2001 – – 9 #7,241
2000 – – 10 #6,613
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kohen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kohen?

The median living Kohen is about 5 years old. Half of all living Kohens are between 1 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kohen are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Kohen are alive in the United States, based on 8,561 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kohen mean?

Rare spelling variant of Cohen.

How popular is the name Kohen in 2025?

Kohen ranked #296 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,143 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kohen?

8,561 babies have been named Kohen in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kohen most popular?

Kohen peaked in 2025, when 1,160 newborns received the name.

Is Kohen a boy or girl name?

Kohen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kohen rising or falling?

Kohen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kohen become more popular?

Kohen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,981 boys named Kohen in 2030, which would rank around #186. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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