Colum Popularity by Year
Follow Colum across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Colum birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Down 16 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Up 42 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 1,967 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 8 | #8,803 | Up 124 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Down 1,096 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 8 | #7,831 | Up 2,836 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 1,555 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Down 2,582 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 9 | #6,530 | Up 3,101 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 3,135 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 8 | #6,496 | Up 472 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Down 1,982 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | — |