Girls' name · since 1908
Colene
Colene has 1,624 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,624
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Colene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,624 have been recorded since 1908.
Colene has 1,624 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1997.
- #5,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,624 born since 1908
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colene ranks #5,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,624 born since 1908, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,624
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Colene's 1,624 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Colene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Colene's full recorded timeline at 1953, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Colene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1997
- Peak year (1931)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Colene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (358 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Colene's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Colene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 77
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s
1930s
358 births
- 1940s
1940s
226 births
- 1950s
1950s
193 births
- 1960s
1960s
244 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 358 births (22% of all-time use).
How Colene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Colene's total volume
Colene by state
Where Colene concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 71 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
71 of 1,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Colene appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Colene's data
- Colene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Colenes (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~89 yrs)
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, 1908–1997 (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 Colene 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.