Names / Boy names
Coal
Current rank
#9,902
and easing
All-time peak
#6,101
in 2016
First recorded
1994
in U.S. data
Children named
176
since 1994
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #6,101 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(KOHL): Minimalist and rugged. It first shows up in American naming data in 1994. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 176 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.