Collen
Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen.
Meaning & Origin of Collen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen.
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The Story of Collen
As a girl name
Collen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1967, when 20 Collens were born — ranking #2,780 that year. As of 2026, Collen ranks #15,782 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 512 Collens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Collen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 33 Collens were born — ranking #2,449 that year. As of 2026, Collen ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 661 Collens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Collen
Collen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 661 births in the dataset. Collen's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Collen'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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