| Nadine | Colette | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | hope | Victory of the people |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | nah-DEEN | koh-LET |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1892 |
| Peak year | 1958 (1,011) | 2025 (962) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 962 |
| Trend | Vintage | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nadine | Colette |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 829 | 4,403 |
| 2010s | 1,555 | 4,998 |
| 2000s | 1,928 | 1,666 |
| 1990s | 2,684 | 1,426 |
| 1980s | 3,319 | 1,790 |
| 1970s | 3,889 | 2,494 |
| 1960s | 8,008 | 4,764 |
| 1950s | 8,979 | 3,670 |
| 1940s | 5,317 | 1,204 |
| 1930s | 6,196 | 747 |
| 1920s | 6,951 | 461 |
| 1910s | 3,095 | 250 |
| 1900s | 443 | 76 |
| 1890s | 163 | 38 |
| 1880s | 25 | 0 |
A French elaboration of Nadia/Nadya, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda, from the Old Slavic word meaning 'hope'. The 'hope' sense comes through the Slavic root rather than any native French element.
Colette is a French short form of Nicolette, “victory of the people.”
Colette is more popular than Nadine today: about 962 US babies were given the name Colette in 2025, compared with 0 named Nadine.
Nadine means hope (french origin), while Colette means Victory of the people (French origin).
In US records, Nadine first appears in 0 and Colette in 1892, so Nadine has the longer recorded history.