Girls' name · since 1889
Coletta
2,384 babies named Coletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,384
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coletta currently ranks #13236 among girls' names in America, with 2,384 babies recorded since 1889.
Coletta has 2,384 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13236 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #4,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,384 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coletta ranks #4,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,384 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,384
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Coletta's 2,384 recorded births place it above 94.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Coletta compares
2,384 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coletta's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coletta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,384 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Coletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coletta's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Coletta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (480 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Coletta's strongest decade.
480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Coletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 61
1890s
61 births
- 1900s 140
1900s
140 births
- 1910s
1910s
349 births
- 1920s
1920s
480 births
- 1930s
1930s
353 births
- 1940s
1940s
240 births
- 1950s
1950s
268 births
- 1960s 166
1960s
166 births
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 480 births (20% of all-time use).
How Coletta 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 Coletta's total volume
Coletta by state
Where Coletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 498 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 93 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 77 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 8 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 7 | 0.3% |
498 of 2,384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Coletta appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coletta's data
- Coletta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (480 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Colettas (498 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Coletta 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.