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Chole

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What official birth registration shows about Chole: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2018, ranging from #2226 to #5707.199820002002200720132018#2226#5707
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3174
1998#3142
1999#3225
2000#2416
2001#2226
2002#4137
2005#3382
2007#4294
2010#5707
2013#4739
2014#5691
2018#5666

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 12 of the 22 years from 1997 to 2018.

In 2001: #343 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2226 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #343 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Chole's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Chole is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Chole, between 1997 and 2018, in 12 of those 22 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: highest position in 2001Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119972018
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–201812#2226 in 2001
Northern Ireland20011#343 in 2001

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2014; it appears again in 2018.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Chole

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2018.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #343 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.