The first name Coen

In 2025, 12 boys were named Coen, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 87 births (#468).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Coen with other names.

In 2025, 134 boys born in the United States were named Coen, the 1,376th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 291 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Coen Moulijn
  Dutch footballer (1937–2011)
• Coen Dillen
  Dutch footballer (1926-1990)
• Coen Vermeltfoort
  Dutch road bicycle racer, born 1988
• Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh
  Dutch actor, musician, composer, record producer and television presenter (1950–1997)
• Coen Niesten
  Dutch bicycle racer, 1938–2024
• Coen Zuidema
  Dutch chess player, born 1942
• Coen Janssen
  Dutch musician, born 1981
• Coen de Koning
  Dutch speed skater (1879–1954)

What does the name Coen mean?

* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.

How popular is the name Coen?

In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Coen, ranking 2,014th. Its peak was 2016, with 87 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,523 US babies named Coen since 1880 were boys.

When was Coen most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 291 babies were named Coen, its highest rank at 800th.

Is Coen also a surname?

Yes. Coen is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.