Coleman
Coleman is a masculine given name which may refer to:Coleman Barks (1937–2026), American poet and academic Coleman Bennett, American football player Coleman Borthwick, American baseball pitcher Coleman Crow, American Major League Baseball pitcher Coleman Dowell (1925–1985), American writer Coleman Francis (1919–1973), American actor, writer, producer and director Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969),…
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Coleman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coleman is a masculine given name which may refer to:Coleman Barks (1937–2026), American poet and academic Coleman Bennett, American football player Coleman Borthwick, American baseball pitcher Coleman Crow, American Major League Baseball pitcher Coleman Dowell (1925–1985), American writer Coleman Francis (1919–1973), American actor, writer, producer and director Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969),…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
The Story of Coleman
Coleman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 421 births, good for #495 nationwide. About 20% of every Coleman on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Coleman ranks #1,313 for baby boys with 148 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Coleman
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About the name Coleman
Coleman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Coleman's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #360. Use the chart and map above to compare Coleman'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 .
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