Boy name Irish;English origin Christian tradition

Coleman

KOHL-mun · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dove;coal miner
Language
Irish;English
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
surname · vintage
↔ Find siblings

Popularity over time

2024 rank#1279
2024 births153
Peak year1997
First appeared1880
Total US births17,451
1997 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cole
Alternate spellings
Colman
In other languages
Colmán (Irish)

Sibling name suggestions

Names that pair well with Coleman for brothers and sisters.

You might also like

Similar in sound, meaning, or feel.

Notable people named Coleman

Coleman Hawkins (jazz)
Saint Colman