Coen

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A few things about Coen you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Coen

Coen Moulijn

Dutch footballer (1937–2011)

Choose Coen and your child shares a first name with Coen Moulijn, a Dutch footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Coen, like who?” Coen Moulijn's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Ron Kroon for Anefo, CC0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 12,739 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Coen, 134 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Coen would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCoen first shows up in US birth records in 1991, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 34 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2016, when it reached #799.
• 📈Then vs nowCoen is 8.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 103,093 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 12,739.
• 🍂TrendCoen has slipped 432 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,376. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCoen is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #515, followed by Oregon (#604) and Washington (#898). It's in the top 1,000 in 6 states.

About the name Coen

Coen is a boy name of German origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with C and ending in “-oen”. US birth records list Coen for boys from 1991 to 2025, in 32 of those 35 years. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked #799 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,376, with 134 babies.

Origin:German names