Colleen
#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #10,151
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1965 · 4,028 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 162,754since 1901
Colleen over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,822 | 60 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,798 | 60 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,244 | 83 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,821 | 60 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,638 | 65 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,011 | 95 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,130 | 89 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,930 | 104 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,956 | 102 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,814 | 115 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,774 | 116 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,487 | 149 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,503 | 148 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,458 | 154 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,197 | 202 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,167 | 215 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,137 | 226 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,075 | 244 | — | |
| 2006 | #897 | 296 | — | |
| 2005 | #775 | 340 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #701 | 382 | — | |
| 2003 | #620 | 433 | — | |
| 2002 | #548 | 500 | — | |
| 2001 | #439 | 636 | — | |
| 2000 | #455 | 609 | — | |
| 1999 | #403 | 690 | — | |
| 1998 | #346 | 843 | — | |
| 1997 | #287 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1996 | #272 | 1,059 | — | |
| 1995 | #224 | 1,257 | — | |
| 1994 | #206 | 1,414 | — | |
| 1993 | #184 | 1,585 | — | |
| 1992 | #184 | 1,669 | — | |
| 1991 | #188 | 1,600 | — | |
| 1990 | #160 | 1,808 | — | |
| 1989 | #158 | 1,809 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #166 | 1,704 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #158 | 1,747 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #152 | 1,841 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #150 | 1,954 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #144 | 2,067 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #144 | 2,008 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #139 | 2,145 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #138 | 2,068 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #137 | 2,125 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #133 | 2,135 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #133 | 2,057 | — | |
| 1977 | #145 | 1,998 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #136 | 2,043 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #133 | 2,100 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #123 | 2,344 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #125 | 2,307 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #123 | 2,503 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #121 | 2,947 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #117 | 3,325 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #109 | 3,410 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #101 | 3,485 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #96 | 3,621 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #93 | 3,746 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #93 | 4,028 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #94 | 4,546 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #98 | 4,447 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #101 | 4,425 | — | |
| 1961 | #106 | 4,515 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #107 | 4,450 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #110 | 4,337 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #116 | 3,922 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #118 | 3,892 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #113 | 3,897 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #110 | 3,870 | — | |
| 1954 | #119 | 3,483 | — | |
| 1953 | #115 | 3,375 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #108 | 3,470 | — | |
| 1951 | #114 | 3,048 | — | |
| 1950 | #124 | 2,619 | — | |
| 1949 | #146 | 2,032 | — | |
| 1948 | #161 | 1,783 | — | |
| 1947 | #209 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1946 | #213 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1945 | #233 | 812 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #248 | 724 | — | |
| 1943 | #252 | 768 | — | |
| 1942 | #251 | 745 | — | |
| 1941 | #260 | 601 | — | |
| 1940 | #249 | 648 | — | |
| 1939 | #242 | 665 | — | |
| 1938 | #235 | 697 | — | |
| 1937 | #223 | 740 | — | |
| 1936 | #198 | 853 | — | |
| 1935 | #242 | 672 | — | |
| 1934 | #236 | 712 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #236 | 674 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #227 | 709 | — | |
| 1931 | #219 | 760 | — | |
| 1930 | #201 | 946 | — | |
| 1929 | #186 | 1,067 | — | |
| 1928 | #185 | 1,099 | — | |
| 1927 | #192 | 1,062 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #204 | 945 | — | |
| 1925 | #252 | 696 | — | |
| 1924 | #289 | 524 | — | |
| 1923 | #377 | 311 | — | |
| 1922 | #513 | 185 | — | |
| 1921 | #699 | 112 | — | |
| 1920 | #817 | 79 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,075 | 46 | — | |
| 1918 | #869 | 68 | — | |
| 1917 | #825 | 69 | — | |
| 1916 | #840 | 65 | — | |
| 1915 | #917 | 52 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 | — | |
| 1912 | #960 | 28 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | — | |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1901
The first year at least five girls were named Colleen! It came in at #1,466, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Colleen is popular in 1978
- 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
- Massachusetts#50 · 1 in 237
- New Jersey#59 · 1 in 273
- Pennsylvania#64 · 1 in 299
- Delaware#67 · 1 in 232
- Rhode Island#67 · 1 in 253
Best ever in a state: #13 in Utah, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #50 | 125 | 1 in 237 |
| New Jersey | #59 | 133 | 1 in 273 |
| Pennsylvania | #64 | 221 | 1 in 299 |
| Delaware | #67 | 12 | 1 in 232 |
| Rhode Island | #67 | 17 | 1 in 253 |
| New York | #73 | 275 | 1 in 358 |
| Maryland | #74 | 51 | 1 in 358 |
| Illinois | #82 | 173 | 1 in 410 |
| Michigan | #85 | 140 | 1 in 411 |
| New Hampshire | #91 | 12 | 1 in 391 |
| Maine | #96 | 14 | 1 in 423 |
| Connecticut | #98 | 34 | 1 in 417 |
| Wisconsin | #105 | 58 | 1 in 499 |
| Minnesota | #107 | 49 | 1 in 542 |
| District of Columbia | #118 | 13 | 1 in 425 |
| Washington | #127 | 40 | 1 in 574 |
| Ohio | #133 | 104 | 1 in 663 |
| Montana | #140 | 8 | 1 in 549 |
| Missouri | #147 | 41 | 1 in 748 |
| Colorado | #148 | 26 | 1 in 665 |
| Arizona | #163 | 23 | 1 in 712 |
| Florida | #163 | 52 | 1 in 847 |
| Nebraska | #166 | 13 | 1 in 756 |
| Oregon | #186 | 16 | 1 in 965 |
| California | #190 | 157 | 1 in 977 |
| Iowa | #198 | 16 | 1 in 1,162 |
| New Mexico | #199 | 10 | 1 in 818 |
| Indiana | #203 | 30 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Hawaii | #213 | 6 | 1 in 758 |
| Kansas | #225 | 11 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Idaho | #235 | 6 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Virginia | #245 | 19 | 1 in 1,465 |
| Kentucky | #250 | 16 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Louisiana | #308 | 17 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Utah | #329 | 8 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Georgia | #399 | 13 | 1 in 2,481 |
| South Carolina | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 9 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Mississippi | #446 | 6 | 1 in 2,556 |
| North Carolina | #463 | 9 | 1 in 3,596 |
| Oklahoma | #482 | 5 | 1 in 3,401 |
| Texas | #511 | 31 | 1 in 3,335 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 24 spots since 2024 (#2,798 → #2,822)
- 225 spots since 2020 (#2,597 → #2,822)
- 1,008 spots since 2015 (#1,814 → #2,822)
- Biggest jump: 340 spots in 1912 (#1,300 → #960)
- Biggest drop: 306 spots in 1910 (#961 → #1,267)
Rise & fade · girls
64 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1965 at #93 (4,028 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1963–1967
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1920–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 417
- Highest: 1 in 417 girls born in 1964 were named Colleen (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #93 in 1965, was only 1 in 438 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 25.0% of all girls named Colleen (40,673) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 72 | #961 (1909) | #1,443 |
| 1910s | 413 | #825 (1917) | #1,015 |
| 1920s | 6,080 | #185 (1928) | #371 |
| 1930s | 7,428 | #198 (1936) | #226 |
| 1940s | 10,473 | #146 (1949) | #222 |
| 1950s | 35,913 | #108 (1952) | #115 |
| 1960s | 40,673 | #93 (1965) | #100 |
| 1970s | 23,759 | #117 (1970) | #129 |
| 1980s | 19,468 | #137 (1980) | #149 |
| 1990s | 12,927 | #160 (1990) | #245 |
| 2000s | 3,881 | #439 (2001) | #781 |
| 2010s | 1,274 | #1,197 (2010) | #1,726 |
| 2020s | 393 | #2,244 (2023) | #2,653 |
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.
Colleen in 1978
girls
#133
2,057 births · 1 in 745 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 745 of them was named Colleen, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.