Colm vs Franciszek
Colm and Franciszekcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Colm was ranked #286 and Franciszek #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Colm was ranked #433 and Franciszek #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Colm was ranked #5119 and Franciszek #826 among boys in England and Wales.
Colm and Franciszek over time
Colm and Franciszek appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Colm reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Franciszek in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2007–2025
Colm held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Franciszek in 0.
Highest recorded here: Colm #82 in 2007, Franciszek #182 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colm #286, Franciszek #432.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2005–2024
Colm held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Franciszek in 15.
Highest recorded here: Colm #1299 in 2005, Franciszek #358 in 2020.
The order changed in 2006: Franciszek moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1299 and #3208; by 2006 that had become #1401 and #1347.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Colm #5119, Franciszek #826.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Colm | Franciszek |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colm has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Franciszek.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Colm
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #45 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Franciszek
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #425 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2007–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #458 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys