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Coleen

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What official birth registration shows about Coleen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2017

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2017, ranging from #2292 to #5785.1996200720092017#2292#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#3174
2007#4294
2008#2292
2009#3422
2011#5785
2017#5765

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 20 of the 48 years from 1965 to 2012.

In 2011: #363 among girls in Northern Ireland, #5785 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1965–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1965 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #363 in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Coleen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3634HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#5343HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4424HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4883HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4584HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#4594HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#4674HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4294HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3835HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3853HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Coleen is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Coleen, between 1965 and 2017, in 26 of those 53 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1971England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: highest position in 2008Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 201119652017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1965–201220#383 in 1971
England and Wales1996–20177#2292 in 2008
Northern Ireland20111#363 in 2011

Its high point came 40 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1971) than in Northern Ireland (2011).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1998; it appears again in 2006.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Coleen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1965–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1965 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #363 in Northern Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.