Coel
Boy · KOYL · Welsh
Coel is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “belief, trust”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Coel mean?
Welsh: Welsh coel 'belief, trust'
“belief, trust”
Welsh name of Coel Hen, a legendary 5th-century British king sometimes linked with the nursery rhyme's Old King Cole.
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Is Coel a girl's or a boy's name?
Coel is a boys' name.
How popular is Coel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Coel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Coel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
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