Coley
Coley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Coley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coley is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Coley
As a girl name
Coley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 23 Coleys were born — ranking #5,954 that year. As of 2026, Coley ranks #8,698 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 360 Coleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Coley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 37 Coleys were born — ranking #2,123 that year. As of 2026, Coley ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 2K Coleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coley
Coley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Coley's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Coley'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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