Masculine dossier · first seen 1881
Coley
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
37
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Coley
How many people are named Coley?
An estimated 1,216 living Americans are named Coley.
How rare is Coley?
Coley is very rare among babies today, with 8 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 78.4% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Coley?
The median age of a living American named Coley is approximately 41 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 56 years old.
Is Coley still popular?
Not especially. Coley has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 8 births in 2025.
Where is Coley most common?
Coley has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 19.0× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
78.4%
2025
8
All-time
2,029
Where it lives now
Coley is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 19.0× the national rate in the 1910s.
States where Coley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.