Names / Boy names
Colm
Current rank
#6,881
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,826
in 1965
First recorded
1962
in U.S. data
Children named
662
since 1962
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,826 in 1965 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Means "dove," though the sound still feels steady and strong. Stateside, it first appears in 1962. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 662 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.