Girls' name · since 1997

Colee

51 babies named Colee in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

51 girls have been named Colee since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Colee has 51 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2014.

  • #34,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 51 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colee ranks #34,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#34,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Colee's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Colee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Colee splits its recorded history at 2008: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Colee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 1997200120072008200920102014 8

Colee by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Colee's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Colee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colee?
Colee has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,741 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 13 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Colee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colee ranks #34,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Colee most popular?
Colee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Colee been used?
The SSA has tracked Colee since 1997 -- 18 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Colee?
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.

What to do with Colee's data

  • Colee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Colee

Nearby Names Like Colee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Colee

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Colee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.