Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1966

Collette

Meaning Spelling variant of Colette Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,243 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Colette.

Rank 2025
#2,243
among girls · ↑455 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
82
named Collette · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,601
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1966
189 babies
All-time total
7,672
#1,954 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Collette popularity over time

7,672 babies have been named Collette since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1966Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 5 1 – #1,754
1900s – – – –
1910s 114 11 – #1,805
1920s 210 21 +84% #1,307
1930s 372 37 +77% #1,078
1940s 466 47 +25% #974
1950s 1,116 112 +139% #814
1960s 1,539 154 +38% #714
1970s 1,019 102 -34% #853
1980s 774 77 -24% #1,394
1990s 517 52 -33% #1,814
2000s 391 39 -24% #2,744
2010s 726 73 +86% #2,130
2020s (to 2025) 423 71 -3% #2,243

Where Collette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 82 0.05 outside top 500
2028 82 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 82 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Collette

Collette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,243 in 2025 with 82 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 7,672 American babies have been named Collette. Its peak came in 1966, when 189 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Collette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Collette?

The median living Collette is about 51 years old; half are between 28 and 64. An estimated 6,500 people named Collette are alive in the United States today.

median 51 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Collette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 82 #2,243
2024 64 #2,698
2023 70 #2,524
2022 75 #2,429
2021 71 #2,492
2020 61 #2,724
2019 72 #2,459
2018 88 #2,149
2017 82 #2,272
2016 90 #2,153
2015 71 #2,530
2014 90 #2,130
2013 79 #2,329
2012 65 #2,713
2011 40 #3,791
2010 49 #3,325
2009 39 #3,960
2008 33 #4,565
2007 43 #3,731
2006 39 #3,870
2005 28 #4,733
2004 32 #4,304
2003 41 #3,482
2002 43 #3,255
2001 40 #3,381
2000 53 #2,744
1995 60 #2,222
1990 79 #1,814
1985 80 #1,528
1980 76 #1,544
1975 83 #1,317
1970 158 #853
1965 133 #869
1960 175 #769
1955 105 #969
1950 76 #1,053
1945 43 #1,216
1940 35 #1,244
1935 38 #1,141
1930 26 #1,539
1925 17 #2,210
1920 16 #2,292
1915 15 #2,064
1910 8 #1,805
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Collette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Collette Wolfe American actress b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Collette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Collette?

The median living Collette is about 51 years old. Half of all living Collettes are between 28 and 64 years old.

How many people named Collette are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Collette are alive in the United States, based on 7,672 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Collette mean?

Spelling variant of Colette.

How popular is the name Collette in 2025?

Collette ranked #2,243 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 82 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Collette?

7,672 babies have been named Collette in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Collette most popular?

Collette peaked in 1966, when 189 newborns received the name.

Is Collette a boy or girl name?

Collette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Collette rising or falling?

Collette has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Collette become more popular?

Collette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 82 girls named Collette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Collette?

Well-known people named Collette include Collette Wolfe (actor).

Names like Collette

Names that sound and feel close to Collette: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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