Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.
Meaning & Origin of Coleridge
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.
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The Story of Coleridge
The earliest SSA record of Coleridge as a baby boy name dates back to 1924, when 5 babies received it. 1950 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Coleridge — #3,021 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Coleridges. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Coleridges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Coleridge
Coleridge is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Coleridge's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #3,021. Use the chart and map above to compare Coleridge'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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