girl's name
Coletta
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,384
Coletta is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Coletta is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1924, when 62 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Coletta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 61 |
| 1900s | 140 |
| 1910s | 349 |
| 1920s | 480 |
| 1930s | 353 |
| 1940s | 240 |
| 1950s | 268 |
| 1960s | 166 |
| 1970s | 120 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Coletta?
In 2025, Coletta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Coletta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Coletta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coletta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Coletta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coletta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Coletta
How popular is the name Coletta?
In 2025, Coletta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Coletta a girl's or a boy's name?
Coletta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Coletta?
Coletta has 3 syllables.
When was Coletta most popular?
Coletta peaked in 1924, when 62 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Coletta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Coletta currently ranks #14,714 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.