How Many People Are Named Koleman?
An estimated 237 people in the United States have the first name Koleman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Koleman peaked in popularity in 1998 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Koleman 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 Koleman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
237
About 1 in 1,446,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1998
16 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Koleman
Koleman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Koleman as a male name
Ranked #13,326 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (16 births)
Koleman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Koleman span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 103 babies were registered. While Koleman is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Koleman by Decade
How has Koleman 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.
Koleman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Koleman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Koleman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Koleman?
We estimate approximately 237 people named Koleman 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 1,446,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Koleman a common name?
Koleman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Koleman most popular?
Koleman reached peak popularity in 1998, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Koleman is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Koleman a male name?
Koleman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Koleman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Koleman Smith, Koleman Johnson, Koleman 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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