How popular is the name Colleen?

Colleen ranks 244th among girls' names in US records, with 176,043 births since 1901. Over the past decade it accounts for 873.

Is Colleen a unisex name?

No. Colleen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1964, when 4,976 children were given the name. It has been in use for 124 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#244 of girl names

Pronounced K AA2 L IY1 N (ARPABET)

Colleen is a girls' name, and first appears in 1901. It has been given to 176,043 children — the 244th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 60% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1964, when 4,976 children were given it.

1964Girls: 4,976Boys: 14

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Colleen?: Colleen ranks 244th among girls' names in US records, with 176,043 births since 1901. Over the past decade it accounts for 873.
Is Colleen a unisex name?: No. Colleen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Colleen most popular?: 1964, when 4,976 children were given the name. It has been in use for 124 years and is still recorded as of 2024.