Colleen Girl
How popular is Colleen?
#2,822 girl name in 2025
60 baby girls were named Colleen in the US in 2025, making it the 2822nd most popular girl name.
134,506living people named Colleen (est.)
59median age of people named Colleen
163,084babies named Colleen since 1880
1 in 55,256US babies born in 2025
Colleen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,822 for girls (▼ 24 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,814 in 2015, #2,597 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (4,546 girls) |
| Highest rank | #93 in 1965 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1901 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Colleen is most popular
Babies named Colleen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Colleen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 72 | #961 |
| 1910s | 413 | #825 |
| 1920s | 6,080 | #185 |
| 1930s | 7,428 | #198 |
| 1940s | 10,473 | #146 |
| 1950s | 35,913 | #108 |
| 1960s | 40,673 | #93 |
| 1970s | 23,759 | #117 |
| 1980s | 19,468 | #137 |
| 1990s | 12,927 | #160 |
| 2000s | 3,881 | #439 |
| 2010s | 1,274 | #1,197 |
| 2020s | 393 | #2,244 |
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Questions
- Is Colleen a boy or girl name?
- Colleen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Colleen were girls.
- How popular is the name Colleen?
- 60 baby girls were named Colleen in the US in 2025, making it the 2822nd most popular girl name.
- When was Colleen most popular?
- Colleen peaked in 1964, when 4,546 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #93, held for 2 years starting in 1965.
- How many people are named Colleen?
- 163,084 babies have been named Colleen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 134,506 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Colleen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Colleen was most common in Illinois, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.