Coley
Coley is given to both girls and boys: 7 girls and 8 boys were given it in 2025 (#12,181 among girls’ names and #9,071 among boys’, #12,436 among all names counting both); 2,377 Americans have been recorded with it since 1881 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,590 Americans named Coley and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (67% of everyone recorded); the median is 35 years old and half are between 18 and 53.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Coley by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Coley?
#9,071 among boys’ names, 2025
Coley fell from #8,901 in 2015 to #9,071 in 2025 among boys’ names, although its share of boys born rose from 4.2 to 4.7 per million.
42 babies in 2008, the peak
Coley peaked in 2008, when 42 babies were given it (19 boys, #4,924 among boys’ names). The 15 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 36% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #12,181 | 8 | #9,071 |
| 2024 | 11 | #9,056 | 7 | #10,094 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,762 | 6 | #11,087 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,426 | 8 | #9,151 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,588 | 7 | #9,925 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,510 | 8 | #8,893 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,594 | 9 | #8,335 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,722 | 14 | #6,089 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,532 | 10 | #7,677 |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,024 | 10 | #7,701 |
Every recorded year (131)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | #7,713 | 8 | #8,901 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,687 | 9 | #8,257 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,432 | 6 | #11,000 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,525 | 7 | #9,902 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,736 | 13 | #6,307 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,976 | 15 | #5,788 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,615 | 14 | #6,152 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,985 | 19 | #4,924 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,670 | 21 | #4,522 |
| 2006 | under 5 | 11 | #6,990 | |
| 2005 | 5 | #17,059 | 13 | #5,921 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,673 | 13 | #5,867 |
| 2003 | 6 | #14,247 | 15 | #5,075 |
| 2002 | under 5 | 18 | #4,344 | |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,330 | 21 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,529 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,627 | 26 | #3,119 |
| 1998 | under 5 | 8 | #6,960 | |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,404 | 20 | #3,472 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,961 | 22 | #3,212 |
| 1995 | under 5 | 25 | #2,854 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 15 | #4,113 | |
| 1993 | under 5 | 37 | #2,125 | |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,881 | 25 | #2,746 |
| 1991 | under 5 | 19 | #3,230 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 20 | #3,069 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 20 | #2,996 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 22 | #2,619 | |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,959 | 22 | #2,483 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,237 | 18 | #2,797 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,522 | 15 | #3,095 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,365 | 17 | #2,717 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,591 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,459 | 16 | #2,861 |
| 1981 | under 5 | 14 | #3,063 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 20 | #2,458 | |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,219 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1978 | under 5 | 26 | #1,927 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 21 | #2,218 | |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,574 | 22 | #2,123 |
| 1975 | under 5 | 19 | #2,295 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 23 | #1,939 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 26 | #1,740 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 15 | #2,447 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 26 | #1,750 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 24 | #1,805 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 25 | #1,648 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 23 | #1,652 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 22 | #1,664 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 15 | #2,058 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 15 | #2,100 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 7 | #3,339 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 14 | #2,220 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 9 | #2,882 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 22 | #1,739 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 16 | #2,052 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 11 | #2,557 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 8 | #3,072 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 16 | #2,036 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 25 | #1,572 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 14 | #2,158 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 16 | #1,969 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 15 | #2,053 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 20 | #1,710 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 14 | #2,068 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 20 | #1,664 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 21 | #1,624 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 18 | #1,769 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 20 | #1,703 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 11 | #2,296 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 22 | #1,415 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 20 | #1,535 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 22 | #1,494 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 9 | #2,560 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 17 | #1,703 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 16 | #1,746 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 18 | #1,584 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 25 | #1,342 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 13 | #2,012 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 13 | #1,976 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 14 | #1,950 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 18 | #1,670 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 11 | #2,242 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 18 | #1,729 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 12 | #2,227 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 16 | #1,905 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 14 | #2,112 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 16 | #1,978 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 9 | #2,949 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 17 | #1,924 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 14 | #2,212 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 14 | #2,255 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 20 | #1,765 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 20 | #1,776 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 21 | #1,716 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 9 | #3,007 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 13 | #2,286 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 22 | #1,608 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 19 | #1,707 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 18 | #1,711 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 21 | #1,514 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 23 | #1,229 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 15 | #1,383 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 19 | #1,064 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 9 | #1,206 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 7 | #1,334 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 10 | #962 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 11 | #766 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 5 | #1,268 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 5 | #1,242 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 5 | #1,083 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 6 | #1,194 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 5 | #1,158 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 7 | #894 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 5 | #1,113 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 11 | #624 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 5 | #1,097 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 5 | #999 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 6 | #895 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 6 | #814 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 5 | #892 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Coley a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 2,377 Americans recorded as Coley, 15% are girls and 85% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Coley: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Coley, and how old are they?
1,590 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 67% of the 2,377 Americans ever recorded as Coley. The median Coley alive today is 35 years old; half are between 18 and 53.
The 2020 Census counted 1,505 people named Coley (385 women and girls, 1,120 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,583 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 61 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 193 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 323 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 362 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 401 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 247 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Coley born?
The states with the most babies named Coley are South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, with 82% of its births recorded by state since 1910; South Carolina is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 103 | not ranked | 2.8× |
| North Carolina | 56 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Georgia | 52 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Alabama | 36 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Texas | 6 | not ranked | 0.0× |
| Mississippi | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
Where Coley is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Coley is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 2.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Coley with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 6 names spelled alike, given to 167,793 babies since 1880, Coley is the third most given (1.4% of them). In 2025 it was given to 15 of their 2,189 babies (<1%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Coley
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
| Name | Recorded | 1880-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chesley | 2,919 |
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Coley and names like it
- Compare Coley and ColeBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sColey peaked in 2008.
- South Carolina’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Coley since 1910.
- The top names of 2008The year the most babies were named Coley.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Coley alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with CMost given first.