Gender
Origin
- French
- Peoples victory
Victory of the people
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Colette
Pronunciation
c(o)-lette, col(et)-te
Famous People
Figure skater Colette Appel, Writer Colette, Singer Colette Carr
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Dylan McDermott
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #316, 962 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 962 |
| 2024 | 789 |
| 2023 | 697 |
| 2022 | 698 |
| 2021 | 686 |
| 2020 | 568 |
| 2019 | 630 |
| 2018 | 587 |
| 2017 | 585 |
| 2016 | 676 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #479, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 22 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #493, 9 births); most recent 1956 (rank #1134, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1937 (rank #6, 6,635 births); most recent 2023 (rank #356, 162 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 162 |
| 2022 | – | 174 |
| 2021 | – | 166 |
| 2020 | – | 124 |
| 2019 | – | 120 |
| 2018 | – | 111 |
| 2017 | – | 71 |
| 2016 | – | 77 |
| 2015 | – | 67 |
| 2014 | – | 51 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #55, 157 births); most recent 2018 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #138, 43 births); most recent 2023 (rank #630, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #182, 16 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence