Colleen
Girl7 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#197
best rank (1992)
481
babies since 1968
Down 156
10-year rank change
Colleen through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2021 | 4 | #740 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2015 | 7 | #536 |
| 2014 | 5 | #663 |
| 2013 | 6 | #590 |
| 2012 | 7 | #562 |
| 2011 | 4 | #796 |
| 2010 | 9 | #477 |
| 2009 | 11 | #412 |
| 2008 | 9 | #471 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 9 | #396 |
| 2005 | 14 | #263 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1999 | 5 | #393 |
| 1998 | 13 | #222 |
| 1997 | 19 | #226 |
| 1996 | 15 | #241 |
| 1995 | 18 | #211 |
| 1994 | 15 | #232 |
| 1993 | 19 | #204 |
| 1992 | 21 | #197 |
| 1991 | 11 | #284 |
| 1990 | 16 | #228 |
| 1989 | 13 | #263 |
| 1988 | 16 | #237 |
| 1987 | 19 | #225 |
| 1986 | 22 | #202 |
| 1985 | 13 | #267 |
| 1984 | 25 | #205 |
| 1983 | 14 | #267 |
| 1982 | 13 | #286 |
| 1981 | 10 | #325 |
| 1980 | 14 | #283 |
| 1979 | 10 | #321 |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 |
| 1977 | 3 | #518 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 |
| 1971 | 4 | #417 |
| 1970 | 3 | #447 |
| 1969 | 4 | #393 |
| 1968 | 5 | #327 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Colleen yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen | 4 | 481 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #103 (1999); 199 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.