Coley Boy & girl

How popular is Coley?

#11,928 girl name in 2025

7 baby girls were named Coley in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).

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1,617living people named Coley (est.)
36median age of people named Coley
2,377babies named Coley since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025

Coley popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#11,928 for girls (▼ 2987 from 2024)
Babies in 20257 girls, 8 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-53% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#7,610 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020
Peak year2008 (23 girls)
Highest rank#5,952 in 2008
First recorded1976
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)46% boys, 54% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Coley counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Coley family of names ranked #3,635 for girls in 2025 (#4,414 the year before), with 23 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Coley 7 30%
Kolly 5 22%
Collie 5 22%
Colley 6 26%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Coley by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s11#9,008
1980s40#7,130
1990s27#8,726
2000s84#5,952
2010s126#6,901
2020s60#8,401

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Questions

Is Coley a boy or girl name?
Coley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 46% of babies named Coley were boys and 54% were girls.
How popular is the name Coley?
7 baby girls were named Coley in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
When was Coley most popular?
Coley peaked in 2008, when 23 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #5,952 in 2008.
How many people are named Coley?
2,377 babies have been named Coley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.