Meaning and history
Colette is a short form of Nicolette. It was borne by Saint Colette, a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor, and was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954).
20062006: 161 births, rank #1,403
2007: 152 births, rank #1,517
2008: 191 births, rank #1,299
2009: 208 births, rank #1,205
2010: 208 births, rank #1,165
20112011: 240 births, rank #1,036
2012: 426 births, rank #663
2013: 458 births, rank #613
2014: 590 births, rank #522
2015: 597 births, rank #525
20162016: 677 births, rank #470
2017: 585 births, rank #529
2018: 587 births, rank #535
2019: 630 births, rank #497
2020: 568 births, rank #531
20212021: 686 births, rank #456
2022: 698 births, rank #452
2023: 699 births, rank #442
2024: 790 births, rank #401
20252025: 962 births, rank #316
Colette rose from #401 to #316 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 962.