Coleman
Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #1,310 for boys in 2025, 148 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1903 · 28 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 17,599since 1880
Coleman over time
Rank among boys' names. Coleman has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,310 | 148 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,275 | 154 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,169 | 176 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,156 | 178 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,148 | 175 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,022 | 203 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,094 | 182 | |
| 2018 | — | #995 | 208 | |
| 2017 | — | #873 | 246 | |
| 2016 | — | #971 | 212 | |
| 2015 | — | #884 | 251 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #947 | 223 |
| 2013 | — | #845 | 252 | |
| 2012 | — | #841 | 256 | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #912 | 221 |
| 2010 | — | #793 | 273 | |
| 2009 | — | #806 | 276 | |
| 2008 | — | #741 | 307 | |
| 2007 | — | #680 | 350 | |
| 2006 | — | #661 | 347 | |
| 2005 | — | #616 | 363 | |
| 2004 | — | #637 | 331 | |
| 2003 | — | #589 | 368 | |
| 2002 | — | #554 | 399 | |
| 2001 | — | #563 | 369 | |
| 2000 | — | #544 | 388 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #564 | 354 |
| 1998 | — | #527 | 391 | |
| 1997 | — | #497 | 420 | |
| 1996 | — | #546 | 345 | |
| 1995 | — | #551 | 340 | |
| 1994 | — | #591 | 303 | |
| 1993 | — | #617 | 284 | |
| 1992 | — | #647 | 254 | |
| 1991 | — | #725 | 195 | |
| 1990 | — | #786 | 166 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #825 | 145 |
| 1988 | — | #809 | 137 | |
| 1987 | — | #689 | 172 | |
| 1986 | — | #741 | 150 | |
| 1985 | — | #752 | 140 | |
| 1984 | — | #796 | 120 | |
| 1983 | — | #786 | 123 | |
| 1982 | — | #798 | 123 | |
| 1981 | — | #938 | 91 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,038 | 76 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,023 | 75 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,121 | 61 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,390 | 43 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,267 | 48 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,114 | 57 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,073 | 59 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,201 | 47 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,196 | 47 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,254 | 44 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,142 | 52 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,000 | 59 | |
| 1968 | — | #877 | 67 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,102 | 45 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,100 | 45 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,000 | 54 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,035 | 53 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,052 | 52 | |
| 1962 | — | #879 | 75 | |
| 1961 | — | #901 | 72 | |
| 1960 | — | #944 | 64 | |
| 1959 | — | #950 | 65 | |
| 1958 | — | #871 | 75 | |
| 1957 | — | #849 | 78 | |
| 1956 | — | #741 | 98 | |
| 1955 | — | #885 | 70 | |
| 1954 | — | #762 | 87 | |
| 1953 | — | #798 | 80 | |
| 1952 | — | #775 | 82 | |
| 1951 | — | #719 | 93 | |
| 1950 | — | #726 | 89 | |
| 1949 | — | #692 | 97 | |
| 1948 | — | #669 | 102 | |
| 1947 | — | #645 | 114 | |
| 1946 | — | #668 | 94 | |
| 1945 | — | #718 | 72 | |
| 1944 | — | #674 | 85 | |
| 1943 | — | #655 | 95 | |
| 1942 | — | #780 | 68 | |
| 1941 | — | #660 | 86 | |
| 1940 | — | #635 | 88 | |
| 1939 | — | #660 | 81 | |
| 1938 | — | #628 | 90 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #665 | 80 |
| 1936 | — | #601 | 93 | |
| 1935 | — | #710 | 73 | |
| 1934 | — | #549 | 116 | |
| 1933 | — | #668 | 77 | |
| 1932 | — | #620 | 92 | |
| 1931 | — | #633 | 87 | |
| 1930 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1929 | — | #536 | 118 | |
| 1928 | — | #594 | 108 | |
| 1927 | — | #576 | 115 | |
| 1926 | — | #533 | 130 | |
| 1925 | — | #547 | 126 | |
| 1924 | — | #616 | 107 | |
| 1923 | — | #564 | 122 | |
| 1922 | — | #612 | 112 | |
| 1921 | — | #513 | 146 | |
| 1920 | — | #590 | 112 | |
| 1919 | — | #521 | 130 | |
| 1918 | — | #519 | 133 | |
| 1917 | — | #561 | 110 | |
| 1916 | — | #520 | 120 | |
| 1915 | — | #518 | 116 | |
| 1914 | — | #481 | 102 | |
| 1913 | — | #502 | 75 | |
| 1912 | — | #470 | 69 | |
| 1911 | — | #489 | 36 | |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #397 | 38 | |
| 1908 | — | #553 | 21 | |
| 1907 | — | #472 | 24 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #390 | 28 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #521 | 17 | |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | — | #446 | 26 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #375 | 25 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #415 | 21 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #431 | 16 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Coleman was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1899, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Coleman is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,009
- Alabama#234 · 1 in 1,366
- Georgia#236 · 1 in 1,321
- Tennessee#267 · 1 in 1,825
- Kentucky#274 · 1 in 2,111
Best ever in a state: #101 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #190 | 20 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Alabama | #234 | 18 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Georgia | #236 | 38 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Tennessee | #267 | 19 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Kentucky | #274 | 11 | 1 in 2,111 |
| Oklahoma | #299 | 11 | 1 in 1,828 |
| North Carolina | #334 | 21 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Utah | #339 | 9 | 1 in 2,125 |
| Missouri | #343 | 12 | 1 in 2,867 |
| Virginia | #353 | 15 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Massachusetts | #365 | 9 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Iowa | #376 | 5 | 1 in 3,251 |
| Kansas | #390 | 6 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Ohio | #401 | 18 | 1 in 3,889 |
| Minnesota | #411 | 7 | 1 in 4,120 |
| Mississippi | #414 | 6 | 1 in 2,494 |
| Washington | #445 | 9 | 1 in 3,746 |
| Texas | #461 | 42 | 1 in 3,740 |
| Indiana | #483 | 8 | 1 in 4,663 |
| Maryland | #523 | 6 | 1 in 4,684 |
| Michigan | #529 | 11 | 1 in 5,391 |
| Arizona | #534 | 7 | 1 in 4,907 |
| Florida | #629 | 14 | 1 in 6,134 |
| California | #642 | 31 | 1 in 7,922 |
| Illinois | #759 | 9 | 1 in 8,850 |
| New Jersey | #814 | 5 | 1 in 9,618 |
| Pennsylvania | #869 | 5 | 1 in 13,199 |
| New York | #1,186 | 7 | 1 in 16,414 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Coleman
- 35 spots since 2024 (#1,275 → #1,310)
- 288 spots since 2020 (#1,022 → #1,310)
- 426 spots since 2015 (#884 → #1,310)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1900 (#714 → #446)
- Biggest drop: 241 spots in 1899 (#473 → #714)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1903 at #360 (28 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1962
- Highest: 1 in 4,258 boys born in 1903 were named Coleman (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,541 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.9% of all boys named Coleman (3,498) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 147 | #392 (1887) | #484 |
| 1890s | 169 | #375 (1897) | #494 |
| 1900s | 237 | #360 (1903) | #468 |
| 1910s | 931 | #430 (1910) | #501 |
| 1920s | 1,196 | #513 (1921) | #568 |
| 1930s | 897 | #549 (1934) | #631 |
| 1940s | 901 | #635 (1940) | #680 |
| 1950s | 817 | #719 (1951) | #808 |
| 1960s | 586 | #877 (1968) | #989 |
| 1970s | 533 | #1,023 (1979) | #1,178 |
| 1980s | 1,277 | #689 (1987) | #817 |
| 1990s | 3,052 | #497 (1997) | #605 |
| 2000s | 3,498 | #544 (2000) | #639 |
| 2010s | 2,324 | #793 (2010) | #916 |
| 2020s | 1,034 | #1,022 (2020) | #1,180 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Coleman in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 4,488 of them was named Coleman, which outranked 95.4% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.