Colette

Colette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “victory of the people”
Origin: French
Say it: koh-LET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French diminutive of Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos. Saint Colette is a notable historical bearer.

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How popular is Colette?

2024237 per million US babies

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Babies named Colette in 2024789

2024 rank#400 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188027,021

Colette is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Colette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Nicolevictory of the people · French
Nicolettevictory of the people · French
Nicholevictory of the people · Greek
Collettepeople of victory · French
Nikkivictory of the people · Greek
Nicollevictory of the people · French
Nikolevictory of the people · Greek
Nichellepeople of victory · French

Colette questions

What does the name Colette mean?

Colette means "victory of the people". It comes from French. French diminutive of Nicole, the feminine form of Nicolas, from Greek Nikolaos. Saint Colette is a notable historical bearer.

Is Colette a boy or girl name?

Colette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Colette?

789 US babies were named Colette in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Colette?

Colette is usually pronounced koh-LET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.