The first name Coleen
A girl’s name from Greek.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Coline, from Nicoline.
A form of Coline.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Coleen last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2008, with 10 births (#2,292).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Coleen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Coleen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Coleen, the 15,705th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 423 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Coleen
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Coleen GrayAmerican actress (1922–2015)
- Coleen RowleyAmerican FBI agent, whistleblower, political candidate for Congress, born 1954
- Coleen RooneyEnglish writer and television personality, born 1986
- Coleen GarciaFilipino actress, born 1992
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Coleen?
- Coleen comes from Greek.
- How popular is the name Coleen?
- In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Coleen, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 2008, with 10 births.
- Is Coleen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,998 US babies named Coleen since 1880 were girls.
- When was Coleen most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 423 babies were named Coleen, its highest rank at 469th.
- What name is Coleen a form of?
- Coleen is a form of Coline.