Fun Facts About the Name Koleman
- 249 babies named Koleman: U.S. records list 249 babies given the name Koleman from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Koleman Mean?
Koleman is a spelling variant of the English name Coleman. The surname Coleman derives from Old English col, meaning "coal" or "charcoal," and mann, meaning "man." As an occupational name it referred to a charcoal burner or a person who made and sold charcoal.
A separate origin lies in the Irish personal name Colmán, a diminutive of colm, "dove," which itself comes from Latin columba, "dove." Colmán was the name of numerous early Irish saints, and in Ireland it was later rendered in English as Coleman. The surname can also come from the Old Norse personal name Kolmann, built from kol, "coal," and maðr, "man," a name carried into northern England by Scandinavian settlers.
Koleman Name History & Origins
Coleman appears as an English surname from the medieval period. In northern England it could descend either from the Old English occupational term for a charcoal burner or from the Old Norse personal name Kolmann brought by Scandinavian settlers. In Ireland, Coleman was used as an anglicized form of the Gaelic surnames Ó Colmáin and Mac Colmáin, meaning "descendant of Colmán" and "son of Colmán," which trace back to the saint's name Colmán rather than to the English word for charcoal.
The given name Coleman came into use in the English-speaking world mainly as a transferred surname. Koleman is a less common variant that uses an initial K instead of C; the change in spelling does not alter the name's origins. A similar switch between C and K is found in other English names, such as Catherine and Katherine or Carl and Karl.
How Popular is the Name Koleman?
Koleman has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #4,314 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,622 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,326 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,301 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,681 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,321 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,372 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,429 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,275 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,519 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #6,554 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #13,173 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,516 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #7,334 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,320 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #7,830 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #8,709 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,008 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,614 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,207 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,061 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,906 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,021 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,583 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,880 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,868 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #4,314 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #8,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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