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Colm

Boy

Meaning of Colm: Irish: 'dove'

Colm is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6517th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6517

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

662

First recorded 1962 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Colm per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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