The first name Colette

In 2025, 22 girls were named Colette, making it the 1,407th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 58 births (#479).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Colette with other names.

In 2025, 962 girls born in the United States were named Colette, the 316th most popular girls’ name that year.

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.

• Colette Besson
  French sprinter, 1946–2005
• Colette Marchand
  French dancer and actress (1925-2015)
• Saint Colette
  15th c. French abbess: founded Colettine Poor Clares, 1381–1447
• Colette Brosset
  French actress (1922-2007)
• Colette Maze
  French pianist, 1914–2023
• Colette Roth-Brand
  Freestyle skier, born 1967
• Colette Renard
  French actress (1924-2010)
• Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto
  Beninese educator and writer, 1939–2026
• Colette Darfeuil
  French actress (1906-1998)
• Colette Deréal
  French singer (1927-1988)
• Colette Carr
  American singer, born 1991
• Colette Dowling
  American writer, born 1938

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What is the origin of the name Colette?

Colette comes from French.

How popular is the name Colette?

In 2025, 22 girls born in England and Wales were named Colette, ranking 1,407th. Its peak was 1996, with 58 births.

Is Colette a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 27,987 US babies named Colette since 1880 were girls.

When was Colette most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 962 babies were named Colette, its highest rank at 316th.