Declining since 2012, #5,722 for girls today.
Popularity of Khole since 1998
Babies named Khole per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 82 | 31 |
| 2010s | 520 | 43 |
| 2020s | 182 | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Khole first entered U.S. birth records in 2005, a product of the early-2000s trend toward inventive respellings of familiar names. In 2025, it ranked 5,722, with just 1 in every 76,537 newborns receiving the name. Its peak year was 2012, but usage has steadily declined since then, placing it in the 'falling' trajectory category. The name is rarely tied to any specific region; it had no top states in the decade of its peak. Khole remains a rare, modern choice that appeals to parents seeking an unconventional spelling of the more traditional Cole.
Khole is a modern respelling of Cole, an English surname derived from the Old English 'col,' meaning 'coal' or 'dark.' Alternatively, it may be inspired by the cosmetics brand Kohl's or the German surname Kohl. The spelling with a 'K' and final 'e' gained traction in the early 2000s as a distinctive variant of more established names like Cole or Kole.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Khole
Names that share Khole's style, for a brother or sister.
