Given name & surname
Coline
“of the victorious people”
Coline is a variant of Colina. In Scottish use, Colina carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coline is a variant of Colina. In Scottish use, Colina carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coline connects to the Colin name family through Colina. An origin associated with Colin is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Coline is a diminutive of Nicolas.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 0 boys · 79 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 215 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Coline’s family of names
In French usage, Coline is a diminutive of Nicolas. In English usage, Coline has a related form in Coleen. Coline has a related form in Colina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Coline
- Coline MattelFrench ski jumperborn 1995
- Coline SerreauFrench actress, film director and writerborn 1947
- Coline VarcinFrench biathleteborn 1993
- Coline DevillardFrench artistic gymnastborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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