How Many People Are Named Coleman Rivas?

There are approximately 3 people named Coleman Rivas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Coleman with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rivas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

3

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Coleman: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Coleman. The peak year was 1997 with 421 births. The average person named Coleman today is 31 years old.

Male
Female
0 84 168 253 337 421 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Coleman

In the 2020 Census, the first name Coleman was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.58%) and Two or More Races (3.92%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Coleman in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Coleman rose or fell over time.

White
83.02%
Black
8.58%
Hispanic
2.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.85%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.94%
Two or More Races
3.92%

Ancestry of the Rivas Surname

The surname Rivas was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Rivas in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
4.96%
Black
0.59%
Hispanic
93.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.46%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.27%
Two or More Races
0.29%

How we calculated this

The first name "Coleman" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Rivas" appears at a rate of 26.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Coleman are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Coleman Rivas: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Coleman Rivas?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Coleman Rivas are alive in the United States today. The first name Coleman is shared by 13,194 Americans, and the surname Rivas is shared by 90,433.

How rare is the name Coleman Rivas?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Coleman is uncommon and the surname Rivas is uncommon.

Is Coleman a male or female name?

Coleman is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1997 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Coleman?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Coleman was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.58%) and Two or More Races (3.92%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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