Coen
About Coen
Like many short forms now popular as full names in the Netherlands, Coen—also spelled Koen—originated as the diminutive of the more old-fashioned Coenraad, the Dutch Conrad. In this case, it would be pronounced as KOON, with a short oo sound.
Alternatively, it may be used in the US as a variation of Cohen, which stems from the Jewish surname designating a priest, and thus pronounced as CO-uhn. Additionally, it may also relate to the Irish surname McCown ("of Connacht") or to the Australian place name, Coen, meaning "thunder" from its Indigenous roots.
Aussie footballer Lydia Williams chose it for her baby, born in 2026.
Pronounced KOO-en.
As of October 2026, Coen ranked #1376 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #799 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #820.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #900 | 239 | 124.4 |
| 2015 | #898 | 242 | 126.3 |
| 2016 | #799 | 291 | 153.3 |
| 2017 | #901 | 238 | 128.6 |
| 2018 | #815 | 276 | 152 |
| 2019 | #1,034 | 200 | 111.5 |
| 2020 | #943 | 233 | 135 |
| 2021 | #1,015 | 216 | 123.5 |
| 2022 | #1,013 | 220 | 126 |
| 2023 | #1,024 | 213 | 124.5 |
| 2024 | #1,119 | 190 | 110.3 |
| 2025 | #1,376 | 134 | 78.5 |
World rankings
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Coen on lists
Famous Coens
- Coen Cuser
14th,century Dutch knight who founded a house for the poor
- Coen Dillen (1926–1990)
Dutch footballer
- Coen Flink (nl) (1932–2000)
Dutch actor
- Coen Gortemaker (born 1994)
Dutch footballer
- Coen Hissink (1878–1942)
Dutch silent film actor
- Coen Janssen (fr) (born 1983)
Dutch keyboardist of the band Epica
- Coen Maertzdorf (born 1993)
Dutch footballer
- Coen Moulijn (1937–2011)
Dutch footballer
- Coen van Oven (1883–1963)
Dutch painter
- Coen Verbraak (born 1965)
Dutch journalist and television producer
- Coen Vermeltfoort (born 1988)
Dutch racing cyclist
- Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh (1950–1997)
Dutch actor and musician
- Joel and Ethan Coen
American movie directors
- Coen
Also an Aboriginal name meaning thunder
Coen in pop culture
- Billy Coen
character in the Resident Evil series