Cohen
Cohen is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the surname of the same spelling, meaning "priest." Cohen is a title associated with hereditary priests, most of whom descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.
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Meaning & Origin of Cohen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cohen is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the surname of the same spelling, meaning "priest." Cohen is a title associated with hereditary priests, most of whom descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cohen
The earliest SSA record of Cohen as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,530 newborns named Cohen — #234 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Cohen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cohen ranks #234 for baby boys with 1,530 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). All told, over 24K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cohen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cohen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Cohen
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- Cohen Bramall (born 1996), English professional footballer
- Cohen Griffith (born 1962), Guyanese athlete
- Cohen Jasper (born 2000), South African rugby union player
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Names that sound like Cohen
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About the name Cohen
Cohen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Cohen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #234. Use the chart and map above to compare Cohen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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