Colette
Colette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Colette of Corbie (1381–1447), Roman Catholic Saint Colette Alliot-Lugaz, French soprano Colette Appel, American pair skater Colette Audry (1906–1990), French novelist, screenwriter and critic Colette Avital, Israeli diplomat and politician Colette Baron-Reid, Canadian spiritual medium Colette Besson (1946–2005), French…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Colette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Colette of Corbie (1381–1447), Roman Catholic Saint Colette Alliot-Lugaz, French soprano Colette Appel, American pair skater Colette Audry (1906–1990), French novelist, screenwriter and critic Colette Avital, Israeli diplomat and politician Colette Baron-Reid, Canadian spiritual medium Colette Besson (1946–2005), French…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Colette
The earliest SSA record of Colette as a baby girl name dates back to 1892, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 817 newborns named Colette — #371 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #371 among baby girl names with 817 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 29K Colettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Colette
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About the name Colette
Colette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Colette's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #371. Use the chart and map above to compare Colette'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 .
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