Collette
Girl name · #2243 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 82 baby girls were named Collette, placing it at #2243 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2524, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,951 girls born in 2025 was named Collette.
The 127-year story
Collette first appears in the Social Security records in 1898, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1966, when 189 girls were named Collette — good for #713 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Collette per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Collette in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Collette is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Collette will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Collette is most common
State-level data for Collette is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Collette
Statistically, parents drawn to Collette tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Charlette, Brigitte, Evette, Bridgette, and Lynette.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Collette | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #2239 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2694 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2517 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2425 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2484 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2712 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2451 |
| 2018 | 88 | #2145 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2268 |
| 2016 | 90 | #2149 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2524 |
| 2014 | 90 | #2129 |
| 2013 | 79 | #2326 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2708 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3781 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3306 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3944 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3721 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3854 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4287 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3472 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3241 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3368 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Collette a popular girl name?
Collette ranked #2243 among girls in 2025 with 82 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2524.
When was the name Collette most popular?
Collette peaked in 1966, when 189 American girls received the name (ranked #713 that year). Since 1966 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Collette?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,951 newborn American girls was named Collette. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.