How Many People Are Named Coulson?
An estimated 456 people in the United States have the first name Coulson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Coulson peaked in popularity in 2015 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coulson 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 Coulson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
456
About 1 in 751,654 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2015
48 births
Total Registered
460
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coulson
Coulson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 460 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Coulson as a male name
Ranked #6,220 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (48 births)
Coulson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coulson span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 235 babies were registered. While Coulson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Coulson by Decade
How has Coulson 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.
Coulson by State
Birth registrations for Coulson span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 9 Coulsons were registered per state.
Coulson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coulson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coulson
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coulson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coulson?
We estimate approximately 456 people named Coulson 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 751,654 Americans share this first name.
Is Coulson a common name?
Coulson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 460 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coulson most popular?
Coulson reached peak popularity in 2015, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coulson is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coulson a male name?
Coulson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coulson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coulson Smith, Coulson Johnson, Coulson 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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