Coal
#12,401 most common boys' name of all time · #31,831 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1994–2025
Rank among boys
#12,401
Rank overall
#31,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1994
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
176
Since 2016
48
Peak year
2016 #6,239
Best rank
#6,239 2016
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Coal first appears in 1994. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,111 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,470 |
| 2019 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,332 |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,548 |
| 2016 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,239 |
| 2015 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,103 |
| 2014 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,369 |
| 2013 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,332 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,256 |
| 2010 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,941 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,495 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,638 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,472 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,531 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,342 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,379 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,510 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,598 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,029 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,566 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,695 |