babyNamedColette
“victory of the people”
Girl’s name, of Greek and French origin. A retro name making a comeback. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 353rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 480
- babies born in France
- 1 in 3,774
- +12.3% a year recently
- Rising fast
- record year (since 1900)
- 1937
Meaning and origin of Colette
Colette means “victory of the people” and is of Greek and French origin.
Popularity of Colette in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1937.
- Over recent years, Colette has been rising fast (+12.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Colette every 19 schools.
Colette in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
379th girls’ name2,451 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,971+7.3% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
865th girls’ name37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,176
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,630th girls’ name55 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,961
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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