Kole

“Variant of Cole — Coal-black, swarthy” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1244 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Kole has appeared in US records since 1969 — best rank #586 (2010) · 9,785 babies named Kole all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Koles

Kole Nedelkovski — writer from Macedonia (1912-1941)
Kole Čašule — Macedonian writer and diplomat (1921-2009)
Kole Calhoun — baseball player
Kole Angelovski — Macedonian film actor and director
Kole Omotoso — Nigerian writer and playwright (1943–2023)

What Koles become

Among 25 notable people named Kole:

Athletes appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kole Calhoun, baseball player.

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