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Coleman

Boy's name · #1311 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Coleman reached its best rank, #360, in 1903 and ranked #1311 in 2025. Roughly 18,000 boys have been named Coleman since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,123 in Canada (2023) · #609 in Ireland (2014) · #1,069 in Ecuador (1936).

Famous Colemans

• Coleman Hawkins — American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
• Coleman Wong — Hong Kong tennis player (born 2004)
• Coleman Young — American politician (1918–1997)
• Coleman Scott — American wrestler and coach (born 1986)
• Coleman Williams — American country singer (born 1991)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 219,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Gary Coleman — American actor (1968–2010)
• Ornette Coleman — American jazz musician and composer (1930–2015)
• Séamus Coleman — Irish footballer (born 1988)

In stories & tradition

• Coleman Trebor^es — Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (film)
• Coleman Kcaj^it — Character in Star Wars

What Colemans become

Among 71 notable people named Coleman:

Sports figures appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Coleman Scott, American wrestler and coach (born 1986).

Similar names: Davis · Kole · Blaine · Truman · Kolby · Houston

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