Girls' name · since 1903
Colletta
Colletta has 489 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
489 girls have been named Colletta since 1903, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colletta has been recorded 489 times among girls since 1903, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1978.
- #12,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 489 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colletta ranks #12,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 489 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Colletta's 489 recorded births place it above 83.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Colletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Colletta's full recorded timeline at 1940, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Colletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1978
- Peak year (1932)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Colletta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (99 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Colletta's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Colletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 99 births (20% of all-time use).
Colletta by state
Where Colletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Colletta's data
- Colletta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Collettas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Colletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1903–1978 (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 Colletta 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.