Recorded 1918–1933 Girls' name Peak 1921 43 births

Colean — girls' name

43 babies named Colean in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s311930s6
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Colean was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Colean in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colean

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Colean between 1918 and 1933, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Colean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Colean at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

43

Since 1918

16 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1918

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1933

Colean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1918

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 193319291928192519211918 6

Colean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 72% of Colean's all-time total
1910s61920s311930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colean?
43 babies have been named Colean since 1918. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Colean most popular?
Colean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Colean been used?
Colean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 16 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Colean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.