Is Coley a boy or girl name?
Coley is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 7 boys were named Coley, so 61.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.4% of the 2,361 US babies named Coley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,063
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,034
- Babies named Coley since 1881
- 2,361
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 42 babies
Boys and girls named Coley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 233 | 11 | 4.5% |
| 1980s | 182 | 40 | 18% |
| 1990s | 217 | 27 | 11.1% |
| 2000s | 174 | 84 | 32.6% |
| 2010s | 101 | 126 | 55.5% |
| 2020s | 36 | 52 | 59.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,063 | 11 | #9,034 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,080 | 10 | #9,755 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,148 | 8 | #11,425 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,922 | 11 | #9,096 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,889 | 12 | #8,509 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,336 | 8 | #11,595 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,092 | 12 | #8,724 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,677 | 15 | #7,532 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,703 | 8 | #12,028 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,905 | 15 | #7,715 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,262 | 11 | #9,691 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,004 | 10 | #10,431 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,906 | 16 | #7,528 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,313 | 13 | #8,737 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,791 | 18 | #6,978 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,156 | 20 | #6,618 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,927 | 23 | #5,987 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,523 | 12 | #9,673 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,995 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,926 | 5 | #17,063 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,872 | 5 | #16,678 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,079 | 6 | #14,253 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,865 | 7 | #12,337 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,008 | 6 | #13,537 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,123 | 7 | #11,635 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,967 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,477 | 6 | #12,409 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,218 | 5 | #13,968 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,119 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,752 | 9 | #8,887 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,236 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,488 | 7 | #8,966 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,799 | 9 | #7,240 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,097 | 7 | #8,524 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,718 | 6 | #9,370 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,596 | 5 | #10,593 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,861 | 6 | #9,461 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,062 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,796 | 6 | #9,221 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,125 | 5 | #9,576 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,007 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #893 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Coley reached #624 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #5,987 in 2008. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Coley
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.