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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Coleen

Coleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1959 (423). More babies were named Coleen in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1959423 babies
Total since 1880
11,998babies recorded

Coleen popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#11,4739
2000#5,75919
1990#2,38052
1980#1,46183
1970#649253
1960#486405
1950#434349
1940#96555
1930#84871
1920#2,37315
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Coleen, counting every spelling?

Coleen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Coleen?

About 9,300 people born in the US named Coleen are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 54 and 70. That makes Coleen a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Coleen by state

How common Coleen was among girls born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.2×), Iowa (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Kansas (1.8×), Washington (1.7×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesWI0.24Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesWA0.32Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesMT0.39North Dakota: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesND0.33Minnesota: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesMN0.32Illinois: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIL0.16Michigan: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMI0.23New York: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesNY0.29Massachusetts: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesMA0.21Oregon: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOR0.18Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesIA0.38Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOH0.18Pennsylvania: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesPA0.37New Jersey: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.42Connecticut: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesCT0.15Rhode Island: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesRI0.12California: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesCA0.28Utah: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesUT0.13Colorado: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesCO0.27Nebraska: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesNE0.22Missouri: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMO0.12Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.08New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesKS0.34Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesHI0.46Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesFL0.11
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Coleen, girls, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Coleen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coleen, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Coleen

How popular is the name Coleen?

Coleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1959 (423). More babies were named Coleen in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Coleen a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Coleen in the US.

Where was Coleen most popular?

In 1957–1961, Coleen was most common in Hawaii (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Montana.