Is Coley a boy or girl name?

Coley is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,377 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.6% were girls and 85.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2018, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Coley

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Coley was most popular in 2008, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,377 people named Coley.

Coley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Coley’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Coley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Coley is mostly a boy’s name — 14.6% of the 2,377 Americans given it were girls and 85.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2018 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 54% girls and 46% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Coley

Where Coley is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org