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Collette

Girl

Meaning of Collette: French: 'people of victory'

Collette is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2163rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2163

82 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,672

First recorded 1898 · peak 1966

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 62 babies1982: 79 babies1983: 73 babies1984: 70 babies1985: 80 babies1986: 92 babies1987: 82 babies1988: 78 babies1989: 82 babies1990: 79 babies19901991: 68 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 41 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 60 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 47 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 42 babies2000: 53 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 41 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 28 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 43 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 90 babies2015: 71 babies2016: 90 babies2017: 82 babies2018: 88 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 61 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 75 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 82 babies
US babies named Collette per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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