Colum

KAH-luhm /ˈkɑːləm/
boy 2 syllables fading

Colum is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Colum is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Colum was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1999 (9 births).

About the name Colum

PronunciationKAH-luhm /ˈkɑːləm/
CultureEnglish
9peak births 1999
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Colum

How popular is Colum?

Boys named Colum
197219801990200020102016
Boys named Colum per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Colum total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201666#10,993
201366#11,007
201266#11,058
201088#8,954
200477#9,122
200388#7,986
200255#10,978
200066#9,295
199999#6,632
199855#9,882
19968—#6,610
19947—#7,088
19725—#5,116