Recorded 1949–1991 Girls' name Peak 1959 233 births

Koleen — girls' name

233 babies named Koleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s781960s891970s451980s111990s5
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Koleen was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

15 babies were named Koleen in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Koleen between 1949 and 1991, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Koleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koleen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Koleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koleen 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 233 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.

Koleen at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

233

Since 1949

43 years of records

Peak year

1959

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1949

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1991

Koleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1949

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1959)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19911976197019661962195819541949 5

Koleen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
89 births that decade — 38% of Koleen's all-time total
1940s51950s781960s891970s451980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koleen?
233 babies have been named Koleen since 1949. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1959 with 15 births.
When was Koleen most popular?
Koleen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Koleen been used?
Koleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 43 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Koleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kolbie, Kolby, Kollyns, Kolleen, 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, 1949–1991 (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.