Colette

#316 for girls in 2025, 962 births

Peak · girls
#316
2025 · 962 births
Debut · girls
1892
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
27,987
since 1892

Colette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Colette has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#316962
2024#401790
2023#442699
2022#452698
2021#456686
2020#531568
2019#497630
2018#535587
2017#529585
2016#470677
2015#525597
2014#522590
2013#613458
2012#663426
2011#1,036240
2010#1,165208
2009#1,205208
2008#1,299191
2007#1,517152
2006#1,403161
2005#1,425150
2004#1,363154
2003#1,454135
2002#1,297151
2001#1,147182
2000#1,120182
1999#1,108179
1998#1,416121
1997#1,249142
1996#1,139159
1995#1,074166
1994#1,269134
1993#1,271134
1992#1,340125
1991#1,233138
1990#1,272128
1989#1,123147
1988#1,037155
1987#1,052146
1986#896182
1985#709244
1984#807196
1983#860177
1982#817192
1981#930161
1980#824190
1979#885171
1978#829179
1977#787191
1976#755191
1975#660230
1974#621251
1973#603262
1972#597267
1971#520357
1970#501395
1969#489396
1968#487391
1967#435467
1966#372595
1965#452447
1964#442486
1963#437496
1962#441475
1961#444487
1960#426524
1959#442473
1958#419496
1957#454434
1956#450410
1955#469375
1954#453378
1953#457348
1952#493290
1951#506265
1950#596201
1949#598189
1948#635171
1947#645166
1946#686135
1945#85677
1944#741105
1943#745108
1942#81488
1941#75190
1940#82075
1939#82470
1938#69399
1937#76879
1936#82766
1935#72985
1934#83167
1933#72182
1932#83068
1931#85765
1930#88966
1929#88665
1928#96759
1927#1,27838
1926#1,09647
1925#1,08949
1924#99958
1923#1,14245
1922#1,43032
1921#1,37434
1920#1,34934
1919#1,64924
1918#1,29934
1917#1,33730
1916#1,18936
1915#1,62221
1914#1,09830
1913#1,17622
1912#1,11722
1911#1,07117
1910#1,20714
1909#1,01516
1908#1,00416
1907#1,09213
1906#1,9515
1905—
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1903#1,7925
1902—
1901#1,1369
1900#1,10612
1899#1,1818
1898#1,5026
1897#1,5555
1896—
1895#1,4266
1894—
1893#1,0918
1892#1,4505
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First appearance
1892

The first year at least five girls were named Colette! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1894, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Colette is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 670 girlsNHWashington: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedIDMontana: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 938 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 829 girlsNDMinnesota: #261 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsMNIllinois: #266 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsILWisconsin: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,224 girlsWIMichigan: #346 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMINew York: #405 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,855 girlsNYMassachusetts: #248 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsSDIowa: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsIAIndiana: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,304 girlsINOhio: #476 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,623 girlsOHPennsylvania: #386 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,140 girlsPANew Jersey: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,105 girlsNJConnecticut: #341 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #337 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsCAUtah: #180 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 860 girlsUTColorado: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,566 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #592 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,169 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNMKansas: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,508 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #675 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,842 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #442 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,574 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedHITexas: #584 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,613 girlsTXFlorida: #517 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,274 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#141 · 1 in 670
  2. Utah#180 · 1 in 860
  3. North Dakota#181 · 1 in 829
  4. Montana#198 · 1 in 938
  5. South Dakota#201 · 1 in 1,007

Best ever in a state: #69 in Vermont, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#14181 in 670
Utah#180121 in 860
North Dakota#18181 in 829
Montana#19871 in 938
South Dakota#20171 in 1,007
Massachusetts#248231 in 2,330
Minnesota#261181 in 2,098
Illinois#266531 in 2,005
Colorado#31691 in 2,061
Iowa#32591 in 3,056
California#337711 in 2,295
Connecticut#34171 in 3,466
Michigan#346281 in 3,284
New Jersey#383141 in 4,105
Washington#38491 in 3,163
Pennsylvania#386281 in 4,140
Kansas#39461 in 3,508
New York#405441 in 3,855
Louisiana#442111 in 3,574
Wisconsin#46161 in 7,224
Missouri#47281 in 5,566
Ohio#476191 in 5,623
Indiana#51181 in 6,304
Florida#51791 in 5,274
Texas#584201 in 5,613
Virginia#59251 in 8,169
North Carolina#67551 in 9,842
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Colette
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 85 spots since 2024 (#401 → #316)
  • 215 spots since 2020 (#531 → #316)
  • 209 spots since 2015 (#525 → #316)
  • Biggest jump: 373 spots in 2012 (#1,036 → #663)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1986 (#709 → #896)
Rise & fade · girls
133 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1892
  • Peaked 2025 at #316 (962 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1928–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,671
  • Highest: 1 in 1,671 girls born in 2025 were named Colette (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.9% of all girls named Colette (4,998) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s38#1,091 (1893)#1,368
1900s76#1,004 (1908)#1,299
1910s250#1,071 (1911)#1,277
1920s461#886 (1929)#1,161
1930s747#693 (1938)#797
1940s1,204#598 (1949)#729
1950s3,670#419 (1958)#474
1960s4,764#372 (1966)#443
1970s2,494#501 (1970)#676
1980s1,790#709 (1985)#906
1990s1,426#1,074 (1995)#1,237
2000s1,666#1,120 (2000)#1,323
2010s4,998#470 (2016)#656
2020s4,403#316 (2025)#433

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Colette in 1958

girls
#419
496 births · 1 in 4,056 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #419Colette496
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 4,056 of them was named Colette, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Colette
  1. #416Desiree502
  2. #416Velma502
  3. #418Deloris499
  4. #419Colette496
  5. #420Mattie495
  6. #421Dixie494
  7. #422Geneva492
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →