Unisex name · since 1969
Collen
Collen has 661 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 661
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
661 boys have been named Collen since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Collen has 661 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2023.
- #6,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 661 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Collen ranks #6,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 661 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 661
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Collen's 661 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Collen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Collen's full recorded timeline at 2002, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Collen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Collen popularity over time - girls
512 total births recorded since 1918 (Collen as girls' name)
Collen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (242 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Collen's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Collen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 242 births (37% of all-time use).
How Collen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Collen's total volume
Collen by state
Where Collen concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
13 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Collen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Collens (13 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Collen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1969–2023 (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 Collen 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.