Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Girl.
- Gaelic
- Irish
- Girl, derived from the Gaelic cailin; Curiously, Colleen has been commonly used for many years in the United States and England, but is not at all common in Ireland.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Colleen
Pronunciation
c(ol)-leen
Famous People
Actress Colleen Dewhurst, Australian author Colleen McCullough
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #3064, 15 births); most recent 2005 (rank #10143, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #94, 4,542 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2822, 60 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 60 |
| 2024 | – | 60 |
| 2023 | – | 83 |
| 2022 | – | 60 |
| 2021 | – | 65 |
| 2020 | – | 65 |
| 2019 | – | 95 |
| 2018 | – | 89 |
| 2017 | – | 104 |
| 2016 | – | 102 |
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 1997 (rank #770, 30 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4761, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
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
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #338, 144 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2014 | 40 |
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 1984 (rank #205, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 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 1986 (rank #168, 31 births); most recent 2010 (rank #666, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #103, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #20, 163 births); most recent 2002 (rank #484, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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