Recorded 1924–1965 Girls' name Peak 1926 120 births

Colleene — girls' name

120 babies named Colleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s401930s321940s51950s211960s22
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Colleene was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Colleene in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colleene

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Colleene between 1924 and 1965, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colleene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colleene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Colleene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colleene 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 120 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.

Colleene at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

120

Since 1924

42 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1924

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1965

Colleene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1924

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
45678910 19651960195319351932192819251924 5

Colleene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 33% of Colleene's all-time total
1920s401930s321940s51950s211960s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colleene?
120 babies have been named Colleene since 1924. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Colleene most popular?
Colleene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Colleene been used?
Colleene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 42 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Colleene?
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, 1924–1965 (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.