Kohen: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “priest”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- KOH-en · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
From Hebrew kohen, meaning 'priest'. Better known as a Jewish hereditary surname/title than as a traditional given name; as a first name its use is modern and culturally sensitive.
How popular is Kohen?
Babies named Kohen in 20241,096
2024 rank#319 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18807,393
Kohen is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Kohen
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kohen questions
What does the name Kohen mean?
Kohen means "priest". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew kohen, meaning 'priest'. Better known as a Jewish hereditary surname/title than as a traditional given name; as a first name its use is modern and culturally sensitive.
Is Kohen a boy or girl name?
Kohen is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kohen?
1,096 US babies were named Kohen in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Kohen?
Kohen is usually pronounced KOH-en.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.