Is Colleen a boy or girl name?
Colleen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 60 girls and 0 boys were named Colleen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 163,029 US babies named Colleen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,797
- Babies named Colleen since 1901
- 163,029
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 4,558 babies
Boys and girls named Colleen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 413 | 100% |
| 1920s | 6 | 6,080 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 12 | 7,428 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 5 | 10,472 | 100% |
| 1950s | 32 | 35,913 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 89 | 40,673 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 86 | 23,761 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 94 | 19,470 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 12,929 | 100% |
| 2000s | 6 | 3,881 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,274 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 333 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,797 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,245 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,826 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,602 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,015 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,134 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,931 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,961 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,815 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,489 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,504 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,458 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,198 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,167 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,138 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,078 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 296 | #897 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,345 | 340 | #775 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 382 | #702 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 433 | #620 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 500 | #548 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 636 | #439 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 609 | #455 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 690 | #403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 843 | #346 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #287 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #272 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,257 | #224 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,415 | #206 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,585 | #184 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,669 | #184 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #188 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,808 | #160 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,318 | 1,809 | #159 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,567 | 1,704 | #167 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,628 | 1,747 | #158 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,437 | 1,841 | #152 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,098 | 1,955 | #150 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,704 | 2,067 | #144 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,195 | 2,009 | #144 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,667 | 2,145 | #139 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,589 | 2,068 | #138 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,124 | 2,125 | #137 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,606 | 2,135 | #133 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 2,057 | #133 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,233 | 1,998 | #145 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,529 | 2,043 | #136 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,279 | 2,100 | #133 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,367 | 2,344 | #123 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,596 | 2,307 | #125 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,199 | 2,503 | #123 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,185 | 2,948 | #121 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,645 | 3,326 | #116 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,719 | 3,411 | #109 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,756 | 3,485 | #101 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,299 | 3,621 | #96 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,239 | 3,746 | #93 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,500 | 4,029 | #93 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,228 | 4,544 | #94 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,090 | 4,447 | #98 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 4,425 | #102 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,438 | 4,516 | #106 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,394 | 4,449 | #107 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,677 | 4,336 | #110 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,326 | 3,923 | #116 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,636 | 3,892 | #118 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,040 | 3,896 | #113 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 3,870 | #110 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 3,483 | #119 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,952 | 3,375 | #115 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 3,471 | #108 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 3,048 | #114 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 2,619 | #124 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,032 | #146 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,783 | #161 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #209 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #213 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,404 | 812 | #233 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 724 | #248 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 768 | #252 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 744 | #251 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 601 | #261 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 648 | #249 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 665 | #242 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 697 | #235 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 740 | #223 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 853 | #198 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 672 | #242 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,027 | 712 | #236 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,744 | 674 | #236 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 709 | #227 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 760 | #219 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 946 | #201 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #186 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,099 | #185 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,855 | 1,062 | #192 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 945 | #204 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 696 | #252 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 524 | #289 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 311 | #377 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 185 | #513 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 112 | #700 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 79 | #818 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,079 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 68 | #870 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 69 | #826 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 65 | #842 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 52 | #917 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,039 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,072 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 28 | #961 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,320 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,278 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #967 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,151 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,315 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,010 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,746 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,281 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,857 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,519 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Colleen reached #2,228 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #93 in 1965. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Colleen
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.