Recorded 1953–1998 Girls' name Peak 1982 41 births

Collett — girls' name

41 babies named Collett in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s51970s171980s71990s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Collett was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Collett in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Collett

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Collett between 1953 and 1998, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Collett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Collett performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Collett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Collett 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 41 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.

Collett at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

41

Since 1953

46 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1953

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1998

Collett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1953

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1998198219771971197019651953 6

Collett by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 41% of Collett's all-time total
1950s61960s51970s171980s71990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Collett?
41 babies have been named Collett since 1953. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Collett most popular?
Collett was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Collett been used?
Collett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 46 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Collett?
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, 1953–1998 (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.