Coleman
Coleman was the 1311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1997 (420). Over the last ten years it has moved down 427 places. More babies were named Coleman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,311 boys, down 289 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 148boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997420 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,628babies recorded
Coleman popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 29 since 1937.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,311 | 148 |
| 2020 | #1,022 | 203 |
| 2010 | #795 | 273 |
| 2000 | #544 | 388 |
| 1990 | #786 | 166 |
| 1980 | #1,039 | 76 |
| 1970 | #1,142 | 52 |
| 1960 | #945 | 64 |
| 1950 | #727 | 89 |
| 1940 | #636 | 88 |
| 1930 | #576 | 108 |
| 1920 | #591 | 112 |
| 1910 | #433 | 40 |
| 1900 | #449 | 26 |
| 1890 | #494 | 15 |
| 1880 | #538 | 12 |
How popular is Coleman, counting every spelling?
Coleman is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,155 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,311 for Coleman on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman | 148 | #1,311 | 831 |
| Colman | 8 | #9,076 | 45 |
| Koleman | 9 | #8,622 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Coleman?
148 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coleman (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Coleman born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coleman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coleman?
About 12,900 people born in the US named Coleman are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 36. That makes Coleman mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Coleman by state
How common Coleman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (5.1×), Alabama (4.5×), Kentucky (2.4×), Georgia (2.3×), Tennessee (2.1×). In 26 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Coleman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coleman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Coleman
How popular is the name Coleman?
Coleman was the 1311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1997 (420). Over the last ten years it has moved down 427 places. More babies were named Coleman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Coleman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Coleman in the US.
Where is Coleman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coleman was most common in South Carolina (0.49 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Kentucky.