Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Colleen

kə-LEEN · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Girl, from Irish cailín
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2797
2024 births60
Peak year1964
First appeared1901
Total US births162,699
1964 peak19011932196319932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CollCollie
Alternate spellings
ColeenColeneCollene
In other languages
Cailín (Irish)

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