Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Koleen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Koleen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 233
- 0 boys · 233 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 15 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 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 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.
Koleen’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Koleen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Colleen
“a young peasant girl”
>99% girls
Karen
“one who is pure; virginal” · “one who is pure; chaste”
1% boys · 99% girls
Doreen
“the golden one” · “a brooding woman”
>99% girls
Connie
“one who is steadfast; firm” · “one who is steadfast; constant”
>99% girls
Maryellen
>99% girls
Kathrine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Maureen
Maureen is used as a given name and a surname. Maureen is connected with Mary.
>99% girls
Collette
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls