A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Colleen
forthright · sensible · cordial
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name derives from the Irish word cailín, meaning a girl or young woman. It gained broader English-language currency following nineteenth-century stage melodramas such as the 1860 play The Colleen Bawn. American birth ledgers first logged the name in 1901, and it climbed steadily over the next six decades.
Also answers toColl, Colie
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1901–2025
SSA Data 1901 peak: 4,560 souls, A.D. 1964 2025
2025: 60 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
56 yrs
Most Colleens were born around 1964 — taped songs off the radio and timed it well.
Peak Reign
1964
№94 that year
Generation
Boomer, 40%
then Gen X 31% · Millennial 20%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈163K ever born · now falling
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Colleen grew up with
SSA DataAM radio countdowns·G.I. Joe and Barbie·the moon landing on a living-room TV
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Colleen peaked in 1964.
Estimated average age: 56.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Colleen sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Colleen sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Colleen. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone holding a clipboard and a ring of keys that actually unlock things. It carries the no-nonsense momentum of 1964, when it reached its peak at number ninety-four. Today the average bearer is fifty-six years old, positioning the name primarily across the late Baby Boom and Generation X. It suggests an adult who keeps a metal tin of postage stamps and has never once mislaid a receipt.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Nearly all recorded bearers in American history are female, with almost no crossover into male births.
Field Note 02
The name reached its highest single-year total in 1964 with about five thousand births, before subsiding to roughly sixty in 2025.
Field Note 03
Baby Boomers and Generation X account for seventy-one percent of all living bearers.
Notable Colleens
AI-WrittenColleen Dewhurstactress, b. 1924
Colleen Atwoodcostume designer, b. 1948
Colleen Hoovernovelist, b. 1979
Ephemera — If Colleen were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Syracuse, New York
Color
Hunter green
Job
Credit union branch manager
Artifact
Three-ring binder with typed divider tabs
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