How Many People Are Named Colene?
An estimated 798 people in the United States have the first name Colene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Colene peaked in popularity in 1931 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Colene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
798
About 1 in 429,517 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1931
47 births
Total Registered
1,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colene
Colene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,624 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Colene as a female name
Ranked #14,209 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1931 (47 births)
Colene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colene span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 358 babies were registered. Colene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Colene by Decade
How has Colene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Colene by State
Birth registrations for Colene span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Nebraska. On average, about 16 Colenes were registered per state.
Colene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Colene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colene?
We estimate approximately 798 people named Colene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 429,517 Americans share this first name.
Is Colene a common name?
Colene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colene most popular?
Colene reached peak popularity in 1931, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colene is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colene a female name?
Colene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colene Smith, Colene Johnson, Colene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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