Recorded 1913–1962 Girls' name Peak 1935 203 births

Coleta — girls' name

203 babies named Coleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s361930s701940s211950s231960s12
1930s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Coleta was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

13 babies were named Coleta in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Coleta between 1913 and 1962, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Coleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coleta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Coleta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Coleta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coleta 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 203 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.

Coleta at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

203

Since 1913

50 years of records

Peak year

1935

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1913

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1962

Coleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1913

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1935)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 19621952194019361930192319161913 5

Coleta by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
70 births that decade — 34% of Coleta's all-time total
1910s411920s361930s701940s211950s231960s12

Coleta by state

Where Coleta concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Coleta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
12 5.9%
Oklahoma share of Coleta's total US births 5.9%

12 of 203 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coleta?
203 babies have been named Coleta since 1913. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1935 with 13 births.
When was Coleta most popular?
Coleta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Coleta most popular?
The top states for the name Coleta are Oklahoma (12 births).
How long has the name Coleta been used?
Coleta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 50 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Coleta?
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, 1913–1962 (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.