How Many People Are Named Coen?
An estimated 4,353 people in the United States have the first name Coen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Coen peaked in popularity in 2016 with 291 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coen 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 Coen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Coen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,353
About 1 in 78,740 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
291 births
Total Registered
4,389
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coen
Coen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,389 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Coen as a male name
Ranked #1,119 in 2024
190 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (291 births)
Coen as a female name
Ranked #13,801 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Coen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,194 babies were registered. While Coen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Coen by Decade
How has Coen 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.
Coen by State
Birth registrations for Coen span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in North Dakota, Massachusetts, South Carolina. On average, about 85 Coens were registered per state.
Coen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coen?
We estimate approximately 4,353 people named Coen 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 78,740 Americans share this first name.
Is Coen a common name?
Coen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,389 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coen most popular?
Coen reached peak popularity in 2016, when 291 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coen a male name?
Coen is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coen Smith, Coen Johnson, Coen 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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