How popular is the name Cohen?

Cohen ranks 642nd among boys' names in US records, with 29,540 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,507.

Is Cohen a unisex name?

No. Cohen is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 2,573 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kohen, Cowen, Koan, Cauan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#642 of boy names

Pronounced K AW1 AE1 N (ARPABET)

Cohen is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 29,540 children — the 642nd most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 68% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 2,573 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Kohen, Cowen, Koan and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

2024Boys: 2,573Girls: 42

These spellings sound identical to Cohen and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cohen?: Cohen ranks 642nd among boys' names in US records, with 29,540 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,507.
Is Cohen a unisex name?: No. Cohen is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cohen most popular?: 2024, when 2,573 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cohen spelled?: Kohen, Cowen, Koan, Cauan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.