Coleman

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Coleman: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Coleman: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 12 years, its highest recorded position is #164, and it was last ranked in 2014.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#164highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Coleman's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1964–2014

View as table

Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#164
1965	#222
1966	#185
1967	#187
1969	#230
1970	#197
1971	#280
1972	#307
1973	#238
1974	#208
1975	#251
1976	#211
1977	#333
1978	#283
1979	#228
1980	#321
1982	#330
1983	#282
1984	#318
1991	#324
2004	#506
2011	#730
2012	#718
2014	#609

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 24 of the 51 years from 1964 to 2014.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–2014 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2014
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Coleman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Coleman in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	34	5 of 10	7
1970s	64	10 of 10	6
1980s	13	4 of 10	3
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010s	10	3 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Coleman appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #164 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Coleman's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#333	3	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	10	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	7	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	4	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	9	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	6	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	8	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	7	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	9	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 2014, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #164, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1974.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Cole · #62, 31y
Coleen · #363, 26y
Colette · #47, 61y
Colin · #22, 77y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hanora · #164, 26y
Reidunn · #164, 28y
Villy · #163, 21y
Simran · #166, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Hanora · #164, 26y
Paraic · #164, 49y
Phelim · #164, 47y
Agata · #166, 56y

Coleman was ranked #164 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Coleman and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Coleman without appearing here.

Coleman moved ahead of

Kenneth Compare
In 2013 they stood at #718 and #718 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2014 that had become #609 and #715.

Moved ahead of Coleman

Isaac Compare
In 2003 they stood at #211 and #316 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2004 that had become #506 and #159.
Jake Compare
In 1990 they stood at #282 and #330 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #324 and #116.
Jesse Compare
In 1990 they stood at #283 and #326 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #324 and #179.
Jason Compare
In 1968 they stood at #187 and #208 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1969 that had become #230 and #88.

Moved the opposite way to Coleman

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 while Alexander went from #116 to #37.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 while Benjamin went from #139 to #63.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 while Conor went from #56 to #4.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 while Daniel went from #19 to #3.

Moved the same way as Coleman

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 and Adrian from #65 to #129.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 and Alan from #29 to #94.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 and Alfred from #134 to #347.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2014 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Coleman went from #164 to #609 and Andrew from #34 to #61.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #164 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Coleman

Coleman at a glance

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Popularity journey

Coleman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Coleman at a glance

What stands out in Coleman's record

Coleman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Coleman appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Coleman

Coleman and the names beside it

Coleman moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Coleman

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