boy's name

Coen

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,285

Northern Ireland

#261

2024 births

Coen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Coen is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 2016, when 291 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 24,741 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1991.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Coen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,194
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Coen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 50
2000s 1,056
2010s 2,194
2020s (to 2025) 1,223

How popular is Coen?

In 2025, Coen was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Coen is used

Northern Ireland #261 7 in 2024
Scotland #655 4 in 2024
Canada #815 32 in 2024
Ireland #844 3 in 2023
United States #1,376 134 in 2025
England & Wales #2,042 12 in 2025

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Coen

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

Parents who like Coen also like

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

Sibling names for Coen

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

Common questions about Coen

How popular is the name Coen?

In 2025, Coen was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Coen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Coen?

Coen has 2 syllables.

When was Coen most popular?

Coen peaked in 2016, when 291 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Coen a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Coen currently ranks #261 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.