Colette is a distinctive choice, ranked #1407 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Colette in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1407
US Rank #316
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About the Name Colette
Colette is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 54 places over five years. Its high point was #479 in 1996, and it now sits at #1672. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Colette is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Colette in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #400, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Colette
Colette Avital — Colette Avital is a Romanian-Israeli diplomat and politician.
Colette Mann — Colette Mann is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer, writer and media personality, who has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.
Colette Marchand — Colette Janine Marchand was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Colette
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Colette per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Colette in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Colette is rising: up 211 places since 2020, to #1,407 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #479 in 1996.
Colette is more popular in the US (#400) than in the UK (#1672). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Colette include: Colette Avital, Colette Mann and Colette Fanara. Short summaries for each appear below.
Colette appears in the US top 500 at #400 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Colette (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 211 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Colette
Almost certainly the only Colette in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Colette
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Colette Mann is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer, writer and media personality, who has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.
Colette of Corbie, PCC was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares.