Meaning 
The name Colleen has the following meaning: Literally means "Girl" in Irish. Well used in many English-speaking countries, since the 1940s.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Colleen is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 598 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Colleen remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Colleen in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Colleen is pronounced as koh-lean Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Colleen and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Colleen: Boys - Manning, McArthur, Tyrone, Girls - Aylin, Veva, Both genders - Teagan
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Colleen: Coleen (English), Collena, Collene, Colley (Nickname), Collice, Collie, Collina, Colline, Colly (Nickname), Collyna, Collyne
Style 
We think the name Colleen should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Colleen to be: A cute and gregarious athletic girlIn one word, you might describe Colleen as a(n) " gregarious" person. See other "gregarious" names for girls.
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