Cole vs Rahul
Cole and Rahulcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cole was ranked #169 and Rahul #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Cole was ranked #261 and Rahul #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cole and Rahul over time
Cole and Rahul appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Cole held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rahul in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rahul reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cole in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2000, Cole moved ahead of Rahul in England and Wales · Boys — #248 and #247 the year before became #185 and #324.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cole held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rahul in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cole #125 in 2010, Rahul #247 in 1999.
The order changed in 2000: Cole moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #248 and #247; by 2000 that had become #185 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cole #169, Rahul #4270.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cole | Rahul |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #185 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cole and Rahul both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cole
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2009
Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2009).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #185 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rahul
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #402 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #247 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys