Colette
Colette is ranked 400th among girls in 2024 (789 births). Its best rank was 372nd, in 1966.
- Rank in 2024
- #400up 42 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7890.05% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024789 births
- Best rank
- #372in 1966
- Since 1892
- 27,021people given the name
The story in the numbers
27,021 girls have been named Colette in the United States since 1892, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 789 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1978, and the 2010s alone account for 18%. It has spent 72 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Colette | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 38 | |
| 1900s | 76 | |
| 1910s | 250 | |
| 1920s | 461 | |
| 1930s | 747 | |
| 1940s | 1,204 | |
| 1950s | 3,670 | |
| 1960s | 4,764 | |
| 1970s | 2,494 | |
| 1980s | 1,790 | |
| 1990s | 1,426 | |
| 2000s | 1,666 | |
| 2010s | 4,997 | |
| 2020s | 3,438 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Colette was the 400th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Colette
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Melodypeak 2024
- Daphnepeak 2024
- Galapeak 1965
- Ediepeak 1963
- Melodipeak 2021
- Wynnepeak 2019
- Camelliapeak 2024
- Gwendolynnpeak 2023
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.