How Many People Are Named Colman?
An estimated 652 people in the United States have the first name Colman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Colman peaked in popularity in 2002 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colman 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 Colman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
652
About 1 in 525,697 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2002
27 births
Total Registered
1,037
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colman
Colman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,037 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Colman as a male name
Ranked #7,843 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (27 births)
Colman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colman span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 181 babies were registered. Colman has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Colman by Decade
How has Colman 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.
Colman by State
Colman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colman
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Colman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colman?
We estimate approximately 652 people named Colman 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 525,697 Americans share this first name.
Is Colman a common name?
Colman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,037 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colman most popular?
Colman reached peak popularity in 2002, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colman is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colman a male name?
Colman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colman Smith, Colman Johnson, Colman 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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