Collette
Collette was the 2243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 714th with 189 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 287 places. More babies were named Collette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,243 girls, up 481 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1966189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,672babies recorded
Collette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,243 | 82 |
| 2020 | #2,724 | 61 |
| 2010 | #3,325 | 49 |
| 2000 | #2,744 | 53 |
| 1990 | #1,814 | 79 |
| 1980 | #1,544 | 76 |
| 1970 | #853 | 158 |
| 1960 | #769 | 175 |
| 1950 | #1,053 | 76 |
| 1940 | #1,244 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,539 | 26 |
| 1920 | #2,292 | 16 |
| 1910 | #1,805 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Collette, counting every spelling?
Collette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Collette?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Collette (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Collette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Collette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Collette?
About 6,300 people born in the US named Collette are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 28 and 64. That makes Collette mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Collette by state
How common Collette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Collette
How popular is the name Collette?
Collette was the 2243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 714th with 189 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 287 places. More babies were named Collette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Collette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Collette in the US.
Where is Collette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Collette was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Indiana.