Cohen is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “priest.” In 2024 it was given to 1,475 boys in the United States.
Cohen belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “priest” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cohen first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #239 in 2024, and in 2024 1,475 babies received the name — 21,444 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cohen means “priest” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cohen is a boy name. In 2024, 1,475 babies received the name in the US.
Cohen comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Cohen first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #239 in 2024, and 1,475 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cohen is pronounced /ˈkoʊən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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