Coleman
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning coal miner or dark valley dweller.
How Coleman has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #884 |
| 2016 | #971 |
| 2017 | #873 |
| 2018 | #995 |
Coleman by the numbers
Coleman was given to 245 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 421 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Coleman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Coleman
Names that are said the same way as Coleman, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kolemancoal man; a form of Coleman13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Coleman, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Coleman, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Coleman
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