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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

See where Coleman is more common.

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

Famous Colemans

• Coleman Hawkins — American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
• Coleman Scott — Olympic wrestler
• Coleman Francis — American film director and actor (1919–1973)
• Coleman Young — American politician (1918–1997)
• Coleman Barks — American poet

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 saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)
• Séamus Coleman — Irish association football player

In stories & tradition

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

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 amateur wrestler (born 1986).

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

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