Coen
Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine given name, and as a surname.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Coen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coen is a personal name of several origins. It exists as a masculine given name, and as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Coen
Coen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 291 births, good for #799 nationwide. About 46% of every Coen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Coen ranks #1,137 for baby boys with 188 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Coen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Coen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Coenraad
- Koenraad
Names that sound like Coen
Phonetically similar names — useful when Coen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Coen
Coen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Coen's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #799. Use the chart and map above to compare Coen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.