Colette

French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek

"people of victory"

Colette Origin and Meaning

The name Colette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "people of victory".

Like the French author with whom the name is most closely associated, Colette is a chic and charming name that is being rediscovered. After disappearing for nearly 30 years, Colette rejoined the Top 1000 in 2012 at Number 659 and has continued to rise since then.

Dylan McDermott used it for his daughter, as did actress Constance Zimmer.

There is an appealing animated Colette featured in the film Ratatouille.

Colette Rank in US Top 1000

# 400 in the US

Colette Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 115 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Colette

• 400 US 2024
• 115 Nameberry 2025
• 287 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Colette

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Colette.

• Gwendolyn
• Fiona
• Vera
• Vivienne
• Celia
• Simone
• Leona
• Camille
• Cecily
• Cecelia
• Francesca
• Eleanora
• Lucille
• Meredith
• Coraline
• Delia
• Isobel
• Felicity
• Sylvia
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Famous People Named Colette

• (Sidonie Gabrielle) Colette, French novelist
• Saint Colette of Corbie (born Nicole Boellet) French abbess; founder of the Colettine Poor Clares
• Colette de Jouvenel aka Bel Gazou, daughter of novelist Colette and Henry de Jouvenel
• Colette Peignot aka Laure French author
• Colette Appel American pair skater
• Colette Calascione American artist
• Colette Carr American singer,songwriter
• Colette Deréal (born Colette Denise de Glarélial) French actress and singer
• Colette Fitzpatrick Irish TV news anchor
• Colette Flesch Luxembourgian politician and Olympic fencer
• Colette Giudicelli French Senator
• Colette Mann Australian actress
• Colette Melot French Senator
• Colette Marino aka DJ Colette American DJ
• Colette Katy Butler American vlogger (as part of the Shaytards)
• Colette Alley sister of American actress Kirstie Alley
• Colette Rose McDermott (b. 1996) daughter of actor Dylan McDermott
• Colette Lamoureux (b. 2008) daughter of actress Constance Zimmer and Russ Lamoureux
• Colette Dubrow (b. 2011) daughter of reality TV personality Heather Dubrow of "Real Housewives of Orange County"
• Colette Koala Haggerty (b. 2018) daughter of American rapper, singer, and songwriter Macklemore, sister to Sloane Ava Simone
• Colette Kathleen Marmet (b. 2020) daughter of actress Robin Tunney
• Colette Clifford daughter of YouTuber Cameron Clifford

The name Colette in Pop Culture

• Colette Sheward character on British TV series "Holby City"
• Colette Tatou character in Disney's "Ratatouille"
• Colette Valois character on TV's "Pan Am"
• Colette Brunel character in video game "Tales of Symphonia"
• Colette character in film "Poetic Justice"
• Colette character in the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton
• Colette Beauvoir character in "Generation Dead" by Daniel Waters
• Colette Iselin character in "Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer" by Katie Alender
• Colette Bonnet character in "Sims" series
• Colette Mullen Cain's wife on CW's "Supernatural"
• Colette carnival worker in Lemony Snicket's "A Series Of Unfortunate Events"
• Colette Dubois Character in Nina LaCour's novel "Yerba Buena"