Coleman has been given to about 17,628 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1997, when 420 babies were given the name, ranking 497th. The typical living American called Coleman is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.