How Many People Are Named Coleman?
An estimated 13,194 people in the United States have the first name Coleman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Coleman peaked in popularity in 1997 with 421 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coleman 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 Coleman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,194
About 1 in 25,978 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
421 births
Total Registered
17,480
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coleman
Coleman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 17,480 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Coleman as a male name
Ranked #1,279 in 2024
153 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (421 births)
Coleman as a female name
Ranked #17,146 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Coleman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coleman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,498 babies were registered. Coleman has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coleman by Decade
How has Coleman 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.
Coleman by State
Birth registrations for Coleman span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Connecticut. On average, about 320 Colemans were registered per state.
Coleman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coleman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coleman
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Coleman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coleman?
We estimate approximately 13,194 people named Coleman 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 25,978 Americans share this first name.
Is Coleman a common name?
Coleman is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,480 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coleman most popular?
Coleman reached peak popularity in 1997, when 421 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coleman is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coleman a male name?
Coleman is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coleman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coleman Smith, Coleman Johnson, Coleman 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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