How Many People Are Named Coel?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Coel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Coel peaked in popularity in 1994 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Coel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1994
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coel
Coel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Coel as a male name
Ranked #10,196 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Coel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coel span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 11 babies were registered. Coel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Coel by Decade
How has Coel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coel
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coel?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Coel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Coel a common name?
Coel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coel most popular?
Coel reached peak popularity in 1994, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coel a male name?
Coel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coel Smith, Coel Johnson, Coel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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