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Origin & history of Colleen1
Irish Gaelic roots
Colleen comes from the Irish Gaelic tradition, meaning Girl, young woman, maiden.
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How popular is Colleen?
1964
peak year
Today, Colleen is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2297), with only about 84 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1964, 4,544 babies were given the name (ranked #94 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Colleen has been declining in recent years. In all, around 163,029 babies have been registered as Colleen since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
4,544
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #94)
(ranked #94)
84
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
840
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
163,029
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Colleen3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
C3
O6
L3
L3
E5
E5
N5
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Colleen✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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