Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Coolidge isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coolidge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 372
- 372 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 82 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 as a first name in 2020; 2,833 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Coolidge’s family of names
In English usage, Coolidge as a surname has a related form in COLLIDGE. In English usage, Coolidge as a surname has a related form in GULLEDGE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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