Colleen Name Popularity
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How popular is Colleen?
Ranking 2,121st in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Colleen is rare.Although not currently within the top 1000, Colleen has seen higher popularity rankings.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #93 for the first time in 1965 and as recently as 1966.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1964 with 4,543 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Colleen in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1902.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Colleen occurred roughly during the years 1906-1916, 1918-1927, and 1943-1952, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-2007, and 2008-2014.
Sometimes the name Colleen has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.
How popular will Colleen be?
Colleen's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Colleen has dropped.
The name Colleen is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Colleen has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Colleen (Girl) | Colleen (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 89 | 2,121 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 104 | 1,924 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 102 | 1,956 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 115 | 1,812 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 116 | 1,773 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 148 | 1,495 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 148 | 1,503 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 154 | 1,458 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 202 | 1,197 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 215 | 1,166 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 226 | 1,138 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 244 | 1,077 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 295 | 899 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 340 | 775 | 6 | 10,341 |
| 2004 | | 382 | 702 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 433 | 619 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 500 | 547 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 636 | 438 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 609 | 455 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 690 | 403 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 843 | 346 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 1,003 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 1,059 | 272 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 1,256 | 224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 1,413 | 207 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 1,585 | 184 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 1,669 | 184 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 1,600 | 188 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 1,808 | 160 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 1,809 | 159 | 12 | 4,318 |
| 1988 | | 1,703 | 167 | 6 | 6,565 |
| 1987 | | 1,746 | 158 | 9 | 4,622 |
| 1986 | | 1,841 | 152 | 7 | 5,430 |
| 1985 | | 1,952 | 150 | 15 | 3,096 |
| 1984 | | 2,067 | 144 | 6 | 5,701 |
| 1983 | | 2,009 | 144 | 9 | 4,192 |
| 1982 | | 2,145 | 139 | 8 | 4,668 |
| 1981 | | 2,068 | 138 | 8 | 4,587 |
| 1980 | | 2,125 | 137 | 14 | 3,123 |
| 1979 | | 2,135 | 133 | 11 | 3,606 |
| 1978 | | 2,056 | 133 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 1,998 | 145 | 8 | 4,235 |
| 1976 | | 2,044 | 136 | 7 | 4,527 |
| 1975 | | 2,100 | 133 | 11 | 3,279 |
| 1974 | | 2,345 | 123 | 10 | 3,364 |
| 1973 | | 2,307 | 125 | 6 | 4,597 |
| 1972 | | 2,503 | 123 | 10 | 3,195 |
| 1971 | | 2,948 | 121 | 10 | 3,184 |
| 1970 | | 3,328 | 116 | 13 | 2,643 |
| 1969 | | 3,413 | 109 | 11 | 2,720 |
| 1968 | | 3,485 | 101 | 6 | 3,751 |
| 1967 | | 3,622 | 96 | 7 | 3,300 |
| 1966 | | 3,745 | 93 | 13 | 2,237 |
| 1965 | | 4,029 | 93 | 11 | 2,496 |
| 1964 | | 4,543 | 94 | 14 | 2,226 |
| 1963 | | 4,445 | 98 | 8 | 3,090 |
| 1962 | | 4,427 | 101 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 4,515 | 106 | 12 | 2,434 |
| 1960 | | 4,449 | 107 | 7 | 3,396 |
| 1959 | | 4,336 | 110 | 6 | 3,671 |
| 1958 | | 3,921 | 116 | 7 | 3,323 |
| 1957 | | 3,889 | 118 | 6 | 3,632 |
| 1956 | | 3,895 | 113 | 5 | 4,039 |
| 1955 | | 3,870 | 110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 3,484 | 119 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 3,378 | 115 | 8 | 2,950 |
| 1952 | | 3,471 | 108 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 3,049 | 114 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 2,618 | 124 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 2,031 | 146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 1,783 | 161 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 1,267 | 209 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 1,093 | 213 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 812 | 233 | 5 | 3,404 |
| 1944 | | 724 | 248 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 768 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 744 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 601 | 261 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 648 | 249 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 665 | 242 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 697 | 235 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 740 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 853 | 198 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 672 | 242 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 711 | 236 | 7 | 3,027 |
| 1933 | | 675 | 236 | 5 | 3,744 |
| 1932 | | 709 | 227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 760 | 219 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 945 | 201 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 1,067 | 186 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 1,099 | 185 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 1,062 | 192 | 6 | 3,854 |
| 1926 | | 945 | 204 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 696 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 524 | 289 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 311 | 377 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 185 | 513 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 112 | 700 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 79 | 818 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 46 | 1,079 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 68 | 870 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 69 | 826 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 65 | 842 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 52 | 917 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 33 | 1,039 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 26 | 1,072 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 28 | 961 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 13 | 1,320 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 13 | 1,278 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 18 | 967 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 13 | 1,151 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 10 | 1,315 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 5 | 2,010 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 6 | 1,746 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 9 | 1,281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 5 | 1,857 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 6 | 1,519 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |