Victory of the people; swarthy or charcoal
Coley is primarily an English surname-turned-given name. It often serves as a diminutive of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people,' or as a nickname for names starting with Col-, such as Coleridge or Colton, which relate to charcoal or dark features.
Less common today
Coley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,123 in 1993.
American country music singer and songwriter
Former NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins
Early American country blues mandolinist and singer
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
