Is Coleman a boy or girl name?
Coleman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 153 boys were named Coleman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 17,480 US babies named Coleman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,279
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Coleman since 1880
- 17,480
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 421 babies
Boys and girls named Coleman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 931 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 897 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 901 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 817 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 586 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 534 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,277 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 3,052 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,498 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,324 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 885 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 176 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 178 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 175 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 203 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 182 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 208 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 246 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 212 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 251 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 223 | #948 | 5 | #17,146 |
| 2013 | 252 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 256 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 221 | #913 | 7 | #13,678 |
| 2010 | 273 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 276 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 307 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 350 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 347 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 363 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 331 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 368 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 399 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 369 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 388 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 354 | #564 | 5 | #14,909 |
| 1998 | 391 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 421 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 344 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 340 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 303 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 284 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 254 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 195 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 166 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 145 | #826 | 7 | #9,907 |
| 1988 | 137 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 172 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 150 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 140 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 120 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 123 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 123 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 91 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 76 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 75 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 57 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 59 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 67 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 75 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 72 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 64 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 65 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 75 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 78 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 98 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 70 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 87 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 80 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 82 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 93 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 89 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 97 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 102 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 114 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 94 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 72 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 85 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 95 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 68 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 86 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 88 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 81 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 90 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 80 | #666 | 5 | #4,373 |
| 1936 | 93 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 73 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 116 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 77 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 92 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 87 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 108 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 118 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 108 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 115 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 130 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 126 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 107 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 122 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 112 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 146 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 112 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 130 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 133 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 110 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 120 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 116 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 102 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 75 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 69 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 36 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 40 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 38 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 21 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 21 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 28 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 26 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 19 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 18 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 14 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 21 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 16 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 18 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 16 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #538 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Coleman reached #360 in 1903. As a girl name, it reached #4,373 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Coleman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.