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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014girlsat 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 2014

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNHWashington: #563 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #300 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsMNIllinois: #326 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsILWisconsin: #724 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,849 girlsWIMichigan: #463 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsMINew York: #439 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsNYMassachusetts: #492 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,539 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedRIOregon: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,094 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedSDIowa: #571 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsIAIndiana: #571 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsINOhio: #428 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsOHPennsylvania: #475 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsPANew Jersey: #475 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,319 girlsNJConnecticut: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsCTCalifornia: #349 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsCAUtah: #288 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsUTColorado: #245 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNEMissouri: #590 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,012 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #376 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsVAMaryland: #575 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedDEArizona: #467 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,066 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,223 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #708 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,760 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #637 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,810 girlsOKLouisiana: #648 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedALGeorgia: #762 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,017 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Colette, so not publishedHITexas: #961 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,751 girlsTXFlorida: #684 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,640 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#245 · 1 in 1,010
  2. Utah#288 · 1 in 1,132
  3. Minnesota#300 · 1 in 1,234
  4. Illinois#326 · 1 in 1,512
  5. Connecticut#332 · 1 in 1,344

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#245231 in 1,010
Utah#288161 in 1,132
Minnesota#300201 in 1,234
Illinois#326391 in 1,512
Connecticut#33291 in 1,344
California#3491221 in 1,719
Virginia#376221 in 1,696
Ohio#428251 in 2,118
New York#439421 in 2,201
Michigan#463191 in 2,220
Arizona#467151 in 2,114
New Jersey#475161 in 2,319
Pennsylvania#475231 in 2,313
Massachusetts#492101 in 2,539
Washington#563121 in 2,617
Indiana#571111 in 2,776
Iowa#57151 in 2,592
Maryland#57591 in 2,701
Missouri#59091 in 3,012
Oklahoma#63761 in 2,810
Louisiana#64871 in 2,986
Florida#684231 in 3,640
Oregon#69851 in 3,094
North Carolina#708121 in 3,760
Wisconsin#72461 in 3,849
Georgia#762121 in 4,017
Texas#961291 in 5,751
Tennessee#1,06651 in 6,223
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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 2014

girls
#522
590 births · 1 in 3,028 girls

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #522Colette590
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 3,028 of them was named Colette, which outranked 97.3% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Colette
  1. #519Madalyn595
  2. #520Anika593
  3. #521Henley592
  4. #522Colette590
  5. #522Bria590
  6. #524Amari589
  7. #524Regina589
  8. #526Adelina587

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →