Boys' name · since 1920
Coolidge
372 babies named Coolidge in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
372 boys have been named Coolidge since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Coolidge recorded 372 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1956.
- #9,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 372 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coolidge ranks #9,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coolidge's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Coolidge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coolidge splits its recorded history at 1929: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coolidge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1956
- Peak year (1924)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Coolidge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (328 births, 88% of the file).
1920s was Coolidge's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Coolidge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
328 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 328 births (88% of all-time use).
Coolidge by state
Where Coolidge concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 46 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 33 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 16 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 11 | 3.0% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 6 | 1.6% |
46 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Coolidge appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Coolidge's decade-level peak was the 1920s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Coolidges (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coolidge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1920–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Coolidge 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 August 2026.