Recorded 1916–1998 Girls' name Peak 1917 61 births

Colena — girls' name

61 babies named Colena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s51930s101960s121970s111980s51990s5
1910s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Colena was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Colena in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colena

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Colena between 1916 and 1998, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Colena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colena 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 61 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.

Colena at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

61

Since 1916

83 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1916

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1998

Colena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1916

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Colena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 21% of Colena's all-time total
1910s131920s51930s101960s121970s111980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colena?
61 babies have been named Colena since 1916. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Colena most popular?
Colena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Colena been used?
Colena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 83 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Colena?
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, 1916–1998 (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.