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Colleen

/kɑˈlin/ · 100% girls · 60 born in 2025

Colleen has been given to about 163,084 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kɑˈlin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 139,420
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Colleen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 4,560
  • Born in 202560
  • All time163,084

How popular is Colleen?

Its best year was 1964, when 4,560 babies were given the name, ranking 94th. The typical living American called Colleen is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Colleen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Coleen0.97
  2. Joleen0.83
  3. Joellen0.73
  4. Carleen0.71
  5. Doreen0.69
  6. Noreen0.69
  7. Kayleen0.68
  8. Golden0.68

Middle names for Colleen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Colleen Anne0.85
  2. Colleen Rose0.81
  3. Colleen Marie0.81
  4. Colleen Grace0.81
  5. Colleen Eve0.81
  6. Colleen Jane0.81

Sibling names for Colleen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaybrother · 0.97
  2. Reginasister · 0.97
  3. Tonybrother · 0.96
  4. Joysister · 0.95
  5. Valeriesister · 0.94
  6. Phillipbrother · 0.93

Where Colleen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Colleen White0.76
  2. Colleen Moore0.76
  3. Colleen Hill0.76
  4. Colleen Hall0.76
  5. Colleen Brown0.76
  6. Colleen Young0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Colleen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Colleen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.