Colm comes from the Irish / Latin tradition, meaning A Dove.
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How popular is Colm?
2007peak year
Today, Colm is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6097), with only about 15 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 28 babies were given the name (ranked #3705 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Colm's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 650 babies have been registered as Colm since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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