Cohen is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cohen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cohen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cohen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cohen is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “priest”. A Jewish surname meaning priest, now used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 23,429 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,483 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 354 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 294 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 41 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 99 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cohen per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,627/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (168/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (30/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (28/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (6/yr).
Cohen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #422 nationally (given to 1,756 babies that year).
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