Given name
Kolette
“of the victorious people”
Kolette is a form of Colette. One French interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kolette carries the interpretation “of the victorious people.” Kolette is a form of Colette. One French interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kolette is used as a form of Colette.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kolette is a form of Colette. The history of Colette gives this family its wider story. The novelist Colette helped give the name wider currency from the 1920s onward. Colette’s formation has more than one route: it can shorten Nicolette or develop from the medieval name Col or Colle.
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Kolette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 387
- 0 boys · 387 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,446 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,446 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 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.
Kolette’s family of names
Kolette is a form of Colette. Kolette has a related form in Kolet. Kolette has a related form in Koleta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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.
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