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Colm

/ˈkoʊlm/ · 100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Colm has been given to about 662 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkoʊlm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 626
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Colm per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 28
  • Born in 202512
  • All time662

How popular is Colm?

Its best year was 2007, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 3705th. The typical living American called Colm is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Colm

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Colt0.71
  2. Cole0.64
  3. Malcolm0.60
  4. Colby0.60
  5. Kole0.59
  6. Kolby0.56
  7. Cody0.53
  8. Colin0.53

Middle names for Colm

Ranked by flow score
  1. Colm James0.74
  2. Colm Wilder0.72
  3. Colm Thomas0.71
  4. Colm Miles0.63
  5. Colm Cole0.56
  6. Colm Paul0.55

Sibling names for Colm

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  2. Samirasister · 0.82
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  4. Hanasister · 0.82
  5. Andiesister · 0.82
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.82

Where Colm is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Colm Evans0.73
    2. Colm Edwards0.73
    3. Colm Anderson0.73
    4. Colm Allen0.73
    5. Colm Adams0.73
    6. Colm Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Colm

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. Ireland1998–2019
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.