How Many People Are Named Coletta?
An estimated 796 people in the United States have the first name Coletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Coletta peaked in popularity in 1924 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coletta 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 Coletta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
796
About 1 in 430,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1924
62 births
Total Registered
2,378
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coletta
Coletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,378 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Coletta as a female name
Ranked #10,427 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (62 births)
Coletta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coletta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 480 babies were registered. Coletta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coletta by Decade
How has Coletta 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.
Coletta by State
Birth registrations for Coletta span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, Minnesota, Kansas. On average, about 67 Colettas were registered per state.
Coletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Coletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coletta?
We estimate approximately 796 people named Coletta 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 430,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Coletta a common name?
Coletta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,378 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coletta most popular?
Coletta reached peak popularity in 1924, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coletta is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coletta a female name?
Coletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coletta Smith, Coletta Johnson, Coletta 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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