How Many People Are Named Coleen?
An estimated 8,576 people in the United States have the first name Coleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Coleen peaked in popularity in 1959 with 423 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coleen 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 Coleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,576
About 1 in 39,967 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1959
423 births
Total Registered
11,998
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coleen
Coleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,998 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Coleen as a female name
Ranked #15,692 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1959 (423 births)
Coleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coleen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,567 babies were registered. Coleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coleen by Decade
How has Coleen 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.
Coleen by State
Birth registrations for Coleen span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alabama. On average, about 192 Coleens were registered per state.
Coleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coleen
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Coleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coleen?
We estimate approximately 8,576 people named Coleen 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 39,967 Americans share this first name.
Is Coleen a common name?
Coleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,998 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coleen most popular?
Coleen reached peak popularity in 1959, when 423 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coleen is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coleen a female name?
Coleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coleen Smith, Coleen Johnson, Coleen 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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