# Colman (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/colman/  
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 | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,045 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,045 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Irish saints' name Colmán, diminutive of Colm, from Latin columba (“dove”).

## What it means

Colman 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | 6,760 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8,197 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,285 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,850 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8,927 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,558 |
| 2016 | 19 | 4,985 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,044 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,540 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6,853 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6,784 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9,157 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9,944 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7,880 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,076 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |

## In other languages

- German: Koloman
- Icelandic: Kalman
- Irish: Colmán

## People named Colman

- Colman Domingo, American actor (born 1969)
- Colmán of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint

## 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.