Pronunciation
Koll-um
Meaning
Dove
Fun fact
Colm means dove. It’s usually said Koll-um, with two syllables, rather than just one.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Colm, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#286Rank among boy names in 202515Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #286 |
| 2024 | 11 | #350 |
| 2023 | 16 | #268 |
| 2022 | 20 | #239 |
| 2021 | 14 | #312 |
| 2020 | 21 | #226 |
| 2019 | 24 | #214 |
| 2018 | 28 | #200 |
| 2017 | 29 | #197 |
| 2016 | 33 | #177 |
| 2015 | 42 | #149 |
| 2014 | 48 | #132 |
| 2013 | 59 | #117 |
| 2012 | 51 | #141 |
| 2011 | 54 | #128 |
| 2010 | 47 | #152 |
| 2009 | 76 | #103 |
| 2008 | 67 | #116 |
| 2007 | 85 | #82 |
| 2006 | 97 | #73 |
| 2005 | 74 | #86 |
| 2004 | 88 | #74 |
| 2003 | 86 | #73 |
| 2002 | 83 | #76 |
| 2001 | 87 | #71 |
| 2000 | 89 | #65 |
| 1999 | 117 | #54 |
| 1998 | 82 | #66 |
| 1997 | 151 | #54 |
| 1996 | 149 | #55 |
| 1995 | 127 | #59 |
| 1994 | 146 | #50 |
| 1993 | 149 | #52 |
| 1992 | 179 | #47 |
| 1991 | 176 | #47 |
| 1990 | 199 | #43 |
| 1989 | 200 | #37 |
| 1988 | 236 | #37 |
| 1987 | 234 | #40 |
| 1986 | 261 | #37 |
| 1985 | 232 | #42 |
| 1984 | 280 | #38 |
| 1983 | 265 | #42 |
| 1982 | 260 | #43 |
| 1981 | 275 | #41 |
| 1980 | 253 | #49 |
| 1979 | 227 | #48 |
| 1978 | 268 | #35 |
| 1977 | 219 | #49 |
| 1976 | 233 | #44 |
| 1975 | 224 | #45 |
| 1974 | 228 | #45 |
| 1973 | 222 | #44 |
| 1972 | 256 | #37 |
| 1971 | 217 | #43 |
| 1970 | 256 | #32 |
| 1969 | 191 | #39 |
| 1968 | 178 | #40 |
| 1967 | 191 | #39 |
| 1966 | 199 | #38 |
| 1965 | 133 | #48 |
| 1964 | 144 | #45 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.