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Coleman

Coleman: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dove”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KOHL-mən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colmáin, from the personal name Colmán, a diminutive of colm 'dove'. It is also used as an English surname-style given name.

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How popular is Coleman?

202446.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Coleman in 2024153

2024 rank#1,279 boys

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 188017,480

Coleman has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Coleman

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Coleman questions

What does the name Coleman mean?

Coleman means "dove". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colmáin, from the personal name Colmán, a diminutive of colm 'dove'. It is also used as an English surname-style given name.

Is Coleman a boy or girl name?

Coleman is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Coleman?

153 US babies were named Coleman in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Coleman?

Coleman is usually pronounced KOHL-mən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.