boy's name

Coel

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 136

Coel is a boy's name. In 2004 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Coel over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Coel by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 4
2000s 86
2010s (to 2014) 24

How popular is Coel?

In 2014, Coel was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Coel is used

England & Wales #5,281 3 in 2014
United States #10,298 6 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Coel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Coel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Coel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Coel

How popular is the name Coel?

In 2014, Coel was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Coel a girl's or a boy's name?

Coel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Coel most popular?

Coel peaked in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.