Coen

Where Coen comes from

* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.
— Wiktionary's entry for Coen
  • Dutch
Along the way
  1. 1926
    Coen Dillen born
    Dutch footballer
  2. 1937
    Coen Moulijn born
    Dutch footballer
  3. 1991
    First appearance
    #8,236 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2016
    Peak, #799
    291 babies named Coen — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2025
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,376.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A male given name from Dutch.
Namesakes
  • Coen Moulijn · Dutch footballer, 1937–2011
  • Coen Dillen · Dutch footballer, 1926–1990
  • Coen Vermeltfoort · Dutch road bicycle racer, born 1988
  • Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh · Dutch actor, musician, composer, record producer and television presenter, 1950–1997
  • Coen Zuidema · Dutch chess player, born 1942

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.