Colette
Meaning
"victory of the people"
Origin: Greek via French
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #400
- Total SSA Count
- 789
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Coco, Lettie, Letty
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"victory of the people"
Origin: Greek via French
"son of Matthew, gift of God"
Origin: English
Colette is more popular, ranked #400 vs #487 for Maddison.
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Colette is more popular, ranked #400 compared to Maddison at #487 in the United States.
Colette means "victory of the people" (Greek via French origin). Maddison means "son of Matthew, gift of God" (English origin).
Colette is primarily a girl name. Maddison is primarily a girl name.