Colleen is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “girl.” In 2024 it was given to 60 girls in the United States.
Colleen belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “girl” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Colleen first appears in Social Security records in 1901. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #93 in 1965, and in 2024 60 babies received the name — 162,699 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Colleen means “girl” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Colleen is a girl name. In 2024, 60 babies received the name in the US.
Colleen comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Colleen first appears in US records in 1901. Its best-ever ranking was #93 in 1965, and 60 babies were given the name in 2024.
Colleen is pronounced /kəˈliːn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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