Colette
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning victory of the people; from Nicole.
How Colette has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #525 |
| 2016 | #470 |
| 2017 | #530 |
| 2018 | #534 |
| 2019 | #500 |
| 2020 | #530 |
| 2021 | #455 |
| 2022 | #448 |
| 2023 | #442 |
| 2024 | #400 |
| 2025 | #316 |
Colette by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Colette. In the US, 578 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 675 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1960, about 1 in 4,000 American girls born that year was called Colette.
Other names that come from Nicole
Like Colette, each of these traces back to Nicole: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nicholevictory of the people; variant of Nicole98 in the US (2017)
- Nicollevictory of the people; a form of Nicole44 in the US (2017)
- Nikolevictory of the people; invented spelling of Nicole37 in the US (2017)
- Nicolinavictory of the people; a form of Nicole23 in the US (2017)
- Nickolevictory of the people; a form of Nicole13 in the US (2017)
- Nikolettavictory of the people; a form of Nicole4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nicavictory; short form of Veronica or Nicole7 in the US (2017)
- Nicoletavictory of the people; Romanian form of Nicole7 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Colette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Colette
Names that are said the same way as Colette, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kolettevictory of the people; a form of Colette11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean victory
Like Colette, each of these has victory in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Victoriavictory7,277 in the US (2017)
- Nicolevictory of the people; a form of Nicholas1,654 in the US (2017)
- Lauralaurel tree; symbol of victory939 in the US (2017)
- Nicovictory of the people; form of nicholas306 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laurellaurel tree; symbol of victory and honor500 in the US (2017)
- Torivictory; a form of Victoria354 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Colette
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