Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Cole vs. Coley

YearCategoryColeColey
2025Girls#13,208 · 6 births#11,932 · 7 births
2025Boys#182 · 2,003 births#8,910 · 8 births
2024Girls#13,477 · 6 births#8,946 · 11 births
2024Boys#162 · 2,224 births#9,894 · 7 births
2023Girls#7,640 · 14 births#9,616 · 10 births
2023Boys#155 · 2,364 births#10,821 · 6 births
2022Girls#11,231 · 8 births#11,231 · 8 births
2022Boys#144 · 2,626 births#8,990 · 8 births
2021Girls#8,464 · 12 births#8,464 · 12 births
2021Boys#132 · 2,835 births#9,714 · 7 births
2020Girls#9,546 · 10 births#8,406 · 12 births
2020Boys#133 · 2,771 births#8,739 · 8 births
2019Girls#7,025 · 16 births#11,356 · 8 births
2019Boys#123 · 3,093 births#8,215 · 9 births
2018Girls#8,146 · 13 births#8,617 · 12 births
2018Boys#118 · 3,348 births#6,036 · 14 births
2017Girls#8,776 · 12 births#7,442 · 15 births
2017Boys#116 · 3,468 births#7,546 · 10 births
2016Girls#6,663 · 18 births#11,781 · 8 births
2016Boys#110 · 3,604 births#7,605 · 10 births
2015Girls#7,613 · 15 births#7,613 · 15 births
2015Boys#115 · 3,499 births#8,744 · 8 births
2014Girls#10,955 · 9 births#9,517 · 11 births
2014Boys#116 · 3,426 births#8,130 · 9 births
2013Girls#8,580 · 13 births#10,235 · 10 births
2013Boys#114 · 3,454 births#10,728 · 6 births
2012Girls#9,109 · 12 births#7,456 · 16 births
2012Boys#102 · 3,779 births#9,709 · 7 births
2011Girls#8,614 · 13 births#8,614 · 13 births
2011Boys#94 · 4,140 births#6,256 · 13 births
2010Girls#16,992 · 5 births#6,904 · 18 births
2010Boys#90 · 4,590 births#5,741 · 15 births
2009Girls#8,454 · 14 births#6,544 · 20 births
2009Boys#82 · 5,278 births#6,095 · 14 births
2008Girls#6,799 · 19 births#5,955 · 23 births
2008Boys#85 · 5,389 births#4,901 · 19 births
2007Girls#8,520 · 14 births#9,539 · 12 births
2007Boys#84 · 5,703 births#4,493 · 21 births
2006Girls#4,463 · 32 birthsNo record
2006Boys#84 · 5,640 births#6,904 · 11 births
2005Girls#7,891 · 14 births#16,462 · 5 births
2005Boys#79 · 5,587 births#5,875 · 13 births
2004Girls#5,377 · 23 births#16,099 · 5 births
2004Boys#75 · 5,648 births#5,813 · 13 births
2003Girls#15,784 · 5 births#13,844 · 6 births
2003Boys#69 · 5,898 births#5,035 · 15 births
2002Girls#6,698 · 16 birthsNo record
2002Boys#69 · 6,038 births#4,322 · 18 births
2001Girls#8,196 · 12 births#12,056 · 7 births
2001Boys#74 · 5,739 births#3,842 · 21 births

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