boy (SSA Category)Irish Origin

Colm

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Dove”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:KOHLM
IPA (US English):/ˈkoʊlm/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity200728 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#688112 births in 2025
Total US Registrations662Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1970 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

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Peak US Popularity2007 (28 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1970
Recent 2025 Level12 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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