Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Coley*

#2,833 most common boys' name of all time · #6,821 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1881–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,833
Rank overall
#6,821 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
131 of 146
All-time
2,377
Since 2016
190
Peak year
2008 #4,910
Best rank
#645 1893
Girls Boys peak 42/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Coley first appears in 1881. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 8 15 #8,928
2024 11 7 18 #9,918
2023 10 6 16 #10,845
2022 8 8 16 #9,015
2021 12 7 19 #9,743
2020 12 8 20 #8,758
2019 8 9 17 #8,236
2018 12 14 26 #6,043
2017 15 10 25 #7,566
2016 8 10 18 #7,627
2015 15 8 23 #8,772
2014 11 9 20 #8,146
2013 10 6 16 #10,749
2012 16 7 23 #9,730
2011 13 13 26 #6,267
2010 18 15 33 #5,749
2009 20 14 34 #6,106
2008 23 19 42 #4,910
2007 12 21 33 #4,500
2006 — 11 11 #6,926
2005 5 13 18 #5,890
2004 5 13 18 #5,824
2003 6 15 21 #5,043
2002 — 18 18 #4,329
2001 7 21 28 #3,846
2000 6 29 35 #2,997
1999 7 26 33 #3,108
1998 — 8 8 #6,863
1997 6 20 26 #3,465
1996 5 22 27 #3,209
1995 — 25 25 #2,856
1994 — 15 15 #4,111
1993 — 37 37 #2,123
1992 9 25 34 #2,758
1991 — 19 19 #3,242
1990 — 20 20 #3,067
1989 — 20 20 #3,000
1988 — 22 22 #2,609
1987 7 22 29 #2,477
1986 9 18 27 #2,789
1985 7 15 22 #3,083
1984 6 17 23 #2,717
1983 5 18 23 #2,593
1982 6 16 22 #2,848
1981 — 14 14 #3,050
1980 — 20 20 #2,452
1979 6 31 37 #1,794
1978 — 26 26 #1,923
1977 — 21 21 #2,218
1976 5 22 27 #2,117
1975 — 19 19 #2,301
1974 — 23 23 #1,943
1973 — 26 26 #1,752
1972 — 15 15 #2,439
1971 — 26 26 #1,749
1970 — 24 24 #1,810
1969 — 25 25 #1,652
1968 — 23 23 #1,660
1967 — 22 22 #1,665
1966 — 15 15 #2,063
1965 — 15 15 #2,107
1964 — 7 7 #3,328
1963 — 14 14 #2,224
1962 — 9 9 #2,876
1961 — 22 22 #1,742
1960 — 16 16 #2,055
1959 — 11 11 #2,555
1958 — 8 8 #3,056
1957 — 16 16 #2,039
1956 — 25 25 #1,581
1955 — 14 14 #2,156
1954 — 16 16 #1,970
1953 — 15 15 #2,050
1952 — 20 20 #1,714
1951 — 14 14 #2,071
1950 — 20 20 #1,671
1949 — 21 21 #1,626
1948 — 18 18 #1,771
1947 — 20 20 #1,707
1946 — 11 11 #2,290
1945 — 22 22 #1,423
1944 — 20 20 #1,539
1943 — 22 22 #1,498
1942 — 9 9 #2,556
1941 — 17 17 #1,706
1940 — 16 16 #1,753
1939 — 18 18 #1,595
1938 — 25 25 #1,343
1937 — 13 13 #2,012
1936 — 13 13 #1,986
1935 — 14 14 #1,950
1934 — 18 18 #1,675
1933 — 11 11 #2,241
1932 — 18 18 #1,735
1931 — 12 12 #2,234
1930 — 16 16 #1,901
1929 — 14 14 #2,117
1928 — 16 16 #1,985
1927 — 9 9 #2,943
1926 — 17 17 #1,925
1925 — 14 14 #2,217
1924 — 14 14 #2,249
1923 — 20 20 #1,766
1922 — 20 20 #1,780
1921 — 21 21 #1,719
1920 — 9 9 #2,993
1919 — 13 13 #2,285
1918 — 22 22 #1,611
1917 — 19 19 #1,706
1916 — 18 18 #1,714
1915 — 21 21 #1,519
1914 — 23 23 #1,236
1913 — 15 15 #1,387
1912 — 19 19 #1,075
1911 — 9 9 #1,225
1910 — 7 7 #1,350
1909 — 10 10 #982
1906 — 11 11 #786
1905 — 5 5 #1,296
1904 — 5 5 #1,276
1901 — 5 5 #1,132
1900 — 6 6 #1,226
1898 — 5 5 #1,190
1895 — 7 7 #934
1894 — 5 5 #1,146
1893 — 11 11 #645
1892 — 5 5 #1,153
1891 — 5 5 #1,047
1889 — 6 6 #932
1883 — 6 6 #869
1881 — 5 5 #939