How Many People Are Named Coley?
An estimated 1,643 people in the United States have the first name Coley. It is used for both genders, with 85.6% male. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Coley peaked in popularity in 2008 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coley 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 Coley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,643
About 1 in 208,615 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.6% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2008
42 births
Total Registered
2,361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coley
Coley is predominantly male (85.6%), though 340 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Coley as a male name
Ranked #10,063 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (37 births)
Coley as a female name
Ranked #9,034 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (23 births)
Coley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coley span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 258 babies were registered. While Coley is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Coley by Decade
How has Coley 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.
Coley by State
Birth registrations for Coley span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Texas, Alabama. On average, about 43 Coleys were registered per state.
Coley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coley
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coley?
We estimate approximately 1,643 people named Coley 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 208,615 Americans share this first name.
Is Coley a common name?
Coley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coley most popular?
Coley reached peak popularity in 2008, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coley is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coley a male name?
Coley is predominantly male. 85.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coley Smith, Coley Johnson, Coley 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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