Colette
#316 for girls in 2025, 962 births
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 962 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 27,987since 1892
Colette over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Colette has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #316 | 962 |
| 2024 | #401 | 790 |
| 2023 | #442 | 699 |
| 2022 | #452 | 698 |
| 2021 | #456 | 686 |
| 2020 | #531 | 568 |
| 2019 | #497 | 630 |
| 2018 | #535 | 587 |
| 2017 | #529 | 585 |
| 2016 | #470 | 677 |
| 2015 | #525 | 597 |
| 2014 | #522 | 590 |
| 2013 | #613 | 458 |
| 2012 | #663 | 426 |
| 2011 | #1,036 | 240 |
| 2010 | #1,165 | 208 |
| 2009 | #1,205 | 208 |
| 2008 | #1,299 | 191 |
| 2007 | #1,517 | 152 |
| 2006 | #1,403 | 161 |
| 2005 | #1,425 | 150 |
| 2004 | #1,363 | 154 |
| 2003 | #1,454 | 135 |
| 2002 | #1,297 | 151 |
| 2001 | #1,147 | 182 |
| 2000 | #1,120 | 182 |
| 1999 | #1,108 | 179 |
| 1998 | #1,416 | 121 |
| 1997 | #1,249 | 142 |
| 1996 | #1,139 | 159 |
| 1995 | #1,074 | 166 |
| 1994 | #1,269 | 134 |
| 1993 | #1,271 | 134 |
| 1992 | #1,340 | 125 |
| 1991 | #1,233 | 138 |
| 1990 | #1,272 | 128 |
| 1989 | #1,123 | 147 |
| 1988 | #1,037 | 155 |
| 1987 | #1,052 | 146 |
| 1986 | #896 | 182 |
| 1985 | #709 | 244 |
| 1984 | #807 | 196 |
| 1983 | #860 | 177 |
| 1982 | #817 | 192 |
| 1981 | #930 | 161 |
| 1980 | #824 | 190 |
| 1979 | #885 | 171 |
| 1978 | #829 | 179 |
| 1977 | #787 | 191 |
| 1976 | #755 | 191 |
| 1975 | #660 | 230 |
| 1974 | #621 | 251 |
| 1973 | #603 | 262 |
| 1972 | #597 | 267 |
| 1971 | #520 | 357 |
| 1970 | #501 | 395 |
| 1969 | #489 | 396 |
| 1968 | #487 | 391 |
| 1967 | #435 | 467 |
| 1966 | #372 | 595 |
| 1965 | #452 | 447 |
| 1964 | #442 | 486 |
| 1963 | #437 | 496 |
| 1962 | #441 | 475 |
| 1961 | #444 | 487 |
| 1960 | #426 | 524 |
| 1959 | #442 | 473 |
| 1958 | #419 | 496 |
| 1957 | #454 | 434 |
| 1956 | #450 | 410 |
| 1955 | #469 | 375 |
| 1954 | #453 | 378 |
| 1953 | #457 | 348 |
| 1952 | #493 | 290 |
| 1951 | #506 | 265 |
| 1950 | #596 | 201 |
| 1949 | #598 | 189 |
| 1948 | #635 | 171 |
| 1947 | #645 | 166 |
| 1946 | #686 | 135 |
| 1945 | #856 | 77 |
| 1944 | #741 | 105 |
| 1943 | #745 | 108 |
| 1942 | #814 | 88 |
| 1941 | #751 | 90 |
| 1940 | #820 | 75 |
| 1939 | #824 | 70 |
| 1938 | #693 | 99 |
| 1937 | #768 | 79 |
| 1936 | #827 | 66 |
| 1935 | #729 | 85 |
| 1934 | #831 | 67 |
| 1933 | #721 | 82 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 |
| 1931 | #857 | 65 |
| 1930 | #889 | 66 |
| 1929 | #886 | 65 |
| 1928 | #967 | 59 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 |
| 1926 | #1,096 | 47 |
| 1925 | #1,089 | 49 |
| 1924 | #999 | 58 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 |
| 1922 | #1,430 | 32 |
| 1921 | #1,374 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,349 | 34 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 |
| 1916 | #1,189 | 36 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 |
| 1914 | #1,098 | 30 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maryland#368 · 1 in 1,606
- Idaho#372 · 1 in 1,273
- Massachusetts#413 · 1 in 2,119
- Virginia#424 · 1 in 2,021
- Illinois#427 · 1 in 2,098
Best ever in a state: #69 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #368 | 15 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Idaho | #372 | 5 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Virginia | #424 | 18 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Illinois | #427 | 28 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Oregon | #445 | 8 | 1 in 1,856 |
| California | #454 | 89 | 1 in 2,349 |
| New Jersey | #479 | 16 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Wisconsin | #491 | 10 | 1 in 2,305 |
| New York | #498 | 36 | 1 in 2,563 |
| Utah | #561 | 7 | 1 in 2,558 |
| Indiana | #599 | 10 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Minnesota | #605 | 8 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Pennsylvania | #632 | 15 | 1 in 3,517 |
| Colorado | #696 | 7 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Louisiana | #700 | 6 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Michigan | #732 | 10 | 1 in 4,117 |
| Ohio | #787 | 11 | 1 in 4,689 |
| Florida | #804 | 17 | 1 in 4,684 |
| Washington | #849 | 7 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Arizona | #882 | 7 | 1 in 4,425 |
| Georgia | #966 | 9 | 1 in 5,257 |
| Texas | #1,052 | 24 | 1 in 6,596 |
| North Carolina | #1,179 | 6 | 1 in 7,326 |
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 38 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,368 |
| 1900s | 76 | #1,004 (1908) | #1,299 |
| 1910s | 250 | #1,071 (1911) | #1,277 |
| 1920s | 461 | #886 (1929) | #1,161 |
| 1930s | 747 | #693 (1938) | #797 |
| 1940s | 1,204 | #598 (1949) | #729 |
| 1950s | 3,670 | #419 (1958) | #474 |
| 1960s | 4,764 | #372 (1966) | #443 |
| 1970s | 2,494 | #501 (1970) | #676 |
| 1980s | 1,790 | #709 (1985) | #906 |
| 1990s | 1,426 | #1,074 (1995) | #1,237 |
| 2000s | 1,666 | #1,120 (2000) | #1,323 |
| 2010s | 4,998 | #470 (2016) | #656 |
| 2020s | 4,403 | #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 2012
girls
#663
426 births · 1 in 4,134 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 4,134 of them was named Colette, which outranked 96.6% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).