# Colm (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/colm/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “dove” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒləm/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 662 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 662 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 284, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Irish Colm, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century saint, one of the patron saints of Ireland and Scotland. Doublet of Calum.

## What it means

Colm is grouped under bird.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 7,609 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6,385 |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,714 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,658 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,398 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,792 |
| 2017 | 14 | 6,105 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,222 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5,610 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,899 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6,397 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5,252 |
| 2023 | 19 | 5,107 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,248 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6,881 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14 | 1,401 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1,506 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2,276 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Colm

- Colm Feore, American-born Canadian actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.