Collette
Collette is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Collette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Collette is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Collette
Collette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 189 Collettes were born — ranking #713 that year. As of 2026, Collette ranks #2,597 for baby girls with 67 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 8K Collettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Collette
Collette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Collette's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #713. Use the chart and map above to compare Collette'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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