Girls' name · since 1892
Colette
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 27,987 babies named Colette, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,987
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
27,987 babies have been named Colette since 1892, making it today's #316 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colette has been recorded 27,987 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #316 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #316 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,987 born since 1892
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colette ranks #870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #316 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,987 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.
- #870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,987
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
Colette's 27,987 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Colette compares
27,987 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Colette's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,987 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 962 | 21 | 19,840 |
Colette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Colette splits its recorded history at 1961: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 962 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Colette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 962
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Colette by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,998 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Colette's strongest decade.
4,998 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Colette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 76
1900s
76 births
- 1910s 250
1910s
250 births
- 1920s 461
1920s
461 births
- 1930s 747
1930s
747 births
- 1940s 1,204
1940s
1,204 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,670 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,764 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,494 births
- 1980s 1,790
1980s
1,790 births
- 1990s 1,426
1990s
1,426 births
- 2000s 1,666
2000s
1,666 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,998 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,403 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,998 births (18% of all-time use).
How Colette 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 Colette's total volume
Colette by state
Where Colette concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,758 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,583 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,168 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,319 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,165 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 1,161 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 948 | 3.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 889 | 3.2% |
3,758 of 27,987 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Colette appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Colette's data
- Colette's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,998 total births) through the 2020s (4,403) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Colettes (3,758 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Colette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Colette 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.