Colleen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".

From Wikipedia

Colleen first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 243 babies (rank #41 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Colleen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Colleen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,847

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

243

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Colleen

Colleen McCulloughscience fiction writer · b. 1937
Colleen Hoovernovelist · b. 1979
Colleen Dewhurstfilm actor · b. 1924
Colleen Mooreautobiographer · b. 1900
Colleen BallingerYouTuber · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	243	#41
1953	205	#46
1954	166	#55
1955	180	#50
1956	171	#52
1957	181	#50
1958	152	#59
1959	130	#68
1960	214	#61
1961	219	#62
1962	197	#66
1963	200	#63
1964	202	#59
1965	153	#73
1966	128	#79
1967	50	#106
1968	55	#106
2016	1	#1,291