Colene
Colene is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Colene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colene is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Colene
The earliest SSA record of Colene as a baby girl name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1931 was its biggest year on record, with 47 newborns named Colene — #1,022 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Colenes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Colenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Colene
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About the name Colene
Colene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Colene's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #1,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Colene's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.