Is Collen a boy or girl name?

Collen is a unisex name. Of the 1,173 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.6% were girls and 56.4% were boys. It changed hands in 1993, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Collen

Recorded 1918–2023 · United States

Collen was most popular in 1996, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,212 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,173 people named Collen.

Collen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Collen’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Collen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Collen is a unisex name — 43.6% of the 1,173 Americans given it were girls and 56.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 1993 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org