How Many People Are Named Collette?
An estimated 5,929 people in the United States have the first name Collette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Collette peaked in popularity in 1966 with 189 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Collette 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 Collette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,929
About 1 in 57,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1966
189 births
Total Registered
7,589
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Collette
Collette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,589 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Collette as a female name
Ranked #2,716 in 2024
63 female births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (189 births)
Collette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Collette span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,539 babies were registered. Collette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Collette by Decade
How has Collette 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.
Collette by State
Birth registrations for Collette span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Nebraska, North Dakota. On average, about 114 Collettes were registered per state.
Collette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Collette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Collette
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Collette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Collette?
We estimate approximately 5,929 people named Collette 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 57,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Collette a common name?
Collette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,589 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Collette most popular?
Collette reached peak popularity in 1966, when 189 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Collette is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Collette a female name?
Collette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Collette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Collette Smith, Collette Johnson, Collette 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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