Coleen
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
Coleen is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Coleen mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Coline, from Nicoline.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Coleen a girl's or a boy's name?
Coleen is a girls' name.
How popular is Coleen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Coleen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Coleen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | #7,797 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 2 | #6,613 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Coleen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 423 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Coleen in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Coleen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 47 | #2,595 |
| 1992 | 61 | #2,186 |
| 1991 | 47 | #2,587 |
| 1990 | 52 | #2,369 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 50 | #2,246 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,698 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,619 |
| 1985 | 69 | #1,679 |
| 1984 | 86 | #1,368 |
| 1983 | 70 | #1,585 |
| 1982 | 84 | #1,436 |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,504 |
| 1980 | 83 | #1,460 |
| 1979 | 113 | #1,169 |
| 1978 | 115 | #1,126 |
| 1977 | 112 | #1,131 |
| 1976 | 131 | #971 |
| 1975 | 135 | #937 |
| 1974 | 169 | #798 |
| 1973 | 172 | #778 |
| 1972 | 184 | #757 |
| 1971 | 221 | #690 |
| 1970 | 253 | #649 |
| 1969 | 278 | #594 |
| 1968 | 309 | #552 |
| 1967 | 298 | #546 |
| 1966 | 351 | #502 |
| 1965 | 339 | #517 |
| 1964 | 387 | #496 |
| 1963 | 417 | #474 |
| 1962 | 380 | #496 |
| 1961 | 403 | #480 |
| 1960 | 405 | #486 |
| 1959 | 423 | #469 |
| 1958 | 397 | #475 |
| 1957 | 320 | #535 |
| 1956 | 303 | #535 |
| 1955 | 289 | #540 |
| 1954 | 290 | #520 |
| 1953 | 314 | #488 |
| 1952 | 291 | #491 |
| 1951 | 332 | #456 |
| 1950 | 349 | #433 |
| 1949 | 227 | #552 |
| 1948 | 252 | #519 |
| 1947 | 118 | #802 |
| 1946 | 77 | #945 |
| 1945 | 57 | #1,022 |
| 1944 | 66 | #953 |
| 1943 | 68 | #952 |
| 1942 | 72 | #921 |
| 1941 | 60 | #948 |
| 1940 | 55 | #963 |
| 1939 | 77 | #775 |
| 1938 | 72 | #830 |
| 1937 | 75 | #788 |
| 1936 | 79 | #757 |
| 1935 | 68 | #834 |
| 1934 | 68 | #815 |
| 1933 | 70 | #790 |
| 1932 | 75 | #781 |
| 1931 | 76 | #768 |
| 1930 | 71 | #847 |
| 1929 | 50 | #1,032 |
| 1928 | 54 | #1,015 |
| 1927 | 58 | #1,000 |
| 1926 | 58 | #980 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,196 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,566 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,264 |
| 1922 | 19 | #2,027 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,551 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,497 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,637 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
Names like Coleen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Connie, Caitlin, Kathleen, Ffion, Caragh, Eileen, Aoibheann, Ceylin, Teagan, Megan, Erin, Raegan
Names related to Coleen
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Coleen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/coleen, updated 20 October 2026.