How Many People Are Named Collen?
An estimated 1,069 people in the United States have the first name Collen. It is used for both genders, with 56.4% male. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Collen peaked in popularity in 1996 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Collen 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 Collen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Collen has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Collen is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,069
About 1 in 320,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
56.4% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1996
37 births
Total Registered
1,173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Collen
Collen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (56.4%) and females (43.6%). Out of 1,173 total births registered, 661 were male and 512 were female.
Collen as a male name
Ranked #9,935 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (33 births)
Collen as a female name
Ranked #16,311 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1967 (20 births)
Collen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Collen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 252 babies were registered. Collen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Collen by Decade
How has Collen 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.
Collen by State
Birth registrations for Collen span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Illinois, California. The lowest are in California, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 8 Collens were registered per state.
Collen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Collen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Collen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Collen?
We estimate approximately 1,069 people named Collen 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 320,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Collen a common name?
Collen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Collen most popular?
Collen reached peak popularity in 1996, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Collen is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Collen a male name?
Collen is predominantly male. 56.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Collen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Collen Smith, Collen Johnson, Collen 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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