Recorded 1920–1929 Unisex name Peak 1920 17 births

Coma — unisex name

17 babies named Coma in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s17
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Coma was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Coma in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coma

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Coma between 1920 and 1929, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Coma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Coma is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Coma at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

17

Since 1920

10 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1920

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1929

Coma popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1920

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 192919231920 6

Coma popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1916 (Coma as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1916 5

Coma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 100% of Coma's all-time total
1920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coma?
17 babies have been named Coma since 1920. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Coma most popular?
Coma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Is Coma a unisex name?
Yes, Coma is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 17 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Coma been used?
Coma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 10 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Coma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Comfort, Comilla, Commie, Comeka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.