Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Colette name popularity since 1925
27,420 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Colette. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Colette is about 43 years old in 2026. Colette peaked in 2025 as the #316 name for girls, and it ranked #316 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,420
- Named Colette, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #316
- for girls in 2025 (962 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,420 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Colette made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Colette births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Colette both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1985 and 1990, Colette's share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 7,050 to 1 in 14,800.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, it became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 12,600 baby girls to 1 in 4,130.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Colette's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Colette.
Decade by decade
Babies named Colette in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 258 | – |
| 1930s | 747 | #732 |
| 1940s | 1,204 | #857 |
| 1950s | 3,670 | #469 |
| 1960s | 4,764 | #452 |
| 1970s | 2,494 | #660 |
| 1980s | 1,790 | #710 |
| 1990s | 1,426 | #1,075 |
| 2000s | 1,666 | #1,428 |
| 2010s | 4,998 | #525 |
| 2020–25 | 4,403 | #316 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.1% of babies named Colette from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Colette is most popular
The index compares Colette's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Colette.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.09× | 409 |
| Illinois | 1.88× | 2,112 |
| Minnesota | 1.82× | 761 |
| Colorado | 1.76× | 500 |
| California | 1.54× | 3,758 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Colette and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Colette (this page) | 27,420 | 2025 |
| Collette | 7,492 | 1966 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Colette's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Colette.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Colette (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data