How Many People Are Named Colleen?
people named Colleen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,576 people in the US has this name
Based on 163,084 babies named Colleen in Social Security records from 1901 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,560 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl". It is not commonly used in Ireland itself, but has been used in America since the early 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Colleen in English. Counting Colleen and these spellings together, about 144,969 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Colleen (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Colleen alive today is about 55 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 44 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Colleen first appears in the records in 1901 and was given most often in 1964, to 4,560 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1901 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Colleen never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #93, in 1965 to 1966, and it was in the top 100 for 5 years, 1963 to 1967. In 2025 it ranked #2,829.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,829 |
| Best rank | #93 (1965 to 1966) |
| Years in the top 100 | 5 (1963 to 1967) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #96 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Colleen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Colleen were born in New York than in any other state: about 16,299 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Colleen was given 2.3 times as often in Montana, 2 times in Minnesota and 2 times in North Dakota.
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