Is Colette a boy or girl name?
Colette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 789 girls and 0 boys were named Colette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 27,021 US babies named Colette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #400
- Babies named Colette since 1892
- 27,021
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 789 babies
Boys and girls named Colette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 461 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 747 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,204 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,670 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,764 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,494 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,790 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,426 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,666 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,997 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,438 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 789 | #400 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 697 | #442 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 698 | #450 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 686 | #456 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 568 | #532 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 630 | #497 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 587 | #535 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 585 | #530 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 676 | #470 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 597 | #525 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 590 | #523 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 458 | #613 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 426 | #664 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,036 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,167 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,205 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,301 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,518 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,405 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,427 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,364 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,455 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,299 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,147 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,120 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,110 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,418 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,251 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,141 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,075 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,271 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,275 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,342 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,234 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,272 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,126 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,038 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,054 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 182 | #897 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 244 | #710 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 196 | #808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 177 | #861 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 192 | #817 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 161 | #930 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 190 | #826 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 171 | #885 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 179 | #829 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 191 | #787 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 191 | #756 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 230 | #660 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 251 | #621 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 262 | #603 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 267 | #597 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 357 | #520 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 395 | #501 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 396 | #489 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 391 | #487 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 467 | #435 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 595 | #372 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 447 | #452 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 486 | #442 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 496 | #437 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 475 | #441 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 487 | #444 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 524 | #426 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 473 | #442 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 496 | #419 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 434 | #454 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 410 | #450 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 375 | #469 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 378 | #454 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 348 | #457 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 290 | #493 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 265 | #506 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 201 | #596 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 189 | #598 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 171 | #635 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 166 | #646 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 135 | #689 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 77 | #857 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 105 | #742 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 108 | #746 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 88 | #815 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 90 | #752 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 75 | #821 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 70 | #828 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 99 | #694 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 79 | #769 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 66 | #828 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 85 | #732 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 67 | #832 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 82 | #724 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 68 | #832 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 65 | #857 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 66 | #891 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 65 | #887 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 59 | #968 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,283 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,099 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,094 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,001 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,434 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,377 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,358 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,659 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,305 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,348 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,191 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,628 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,102 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,182 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,125 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,082 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,222 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,018 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,104 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,009 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,856 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,153 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,121 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,195 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,542 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,602 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,457 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,103 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,498 |
Highest rank
Colette has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #372 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Colette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.