Total births
176
Boys' name · since 1994
Coal
Coal has 176 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 176
- total births
- 1994–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
176 boys have been named Coal since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Coal has 176 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- 176 total births
- 1994–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
176 boys have been named Coal since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 176
- total births
- 1994–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Coal was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
14 babies were named Coal in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Coal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coal's full recorded timeline at 2008, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coal at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Coal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Coal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Coal's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Coal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Coal? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 176 babies named Coal. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 14 births.
When was Coal most popular? ▼
Coal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Coal been used? ▼
Records for Coal go back to 1994, giving 32 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Coal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coast, Coady, Coalton, Coalson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Coal's data
- Coal's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Coal
Nearby Names Like Coal
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Coal
Coast Boy
#1144 765 births
Coady Boy
189 births
Coalton Boy
145 births
Coalson Boy
#10659 34 births
Coa Boy
#13904 29 births
Compare Coal side by side: Coal vs Coast Coal vs Coady Coal vs Coalton
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Coal: Baby Name Since 1994 - 176 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/coal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.