Colum vs Eimhin
Colum and Eimhincompared 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 2012, Colum was ranked #616 and Eimhin #548 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Colum and Eimhin over time
Colum and Eimhin appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Colum held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eimhin in 0.
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.
Colum reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eimhin 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Colum and Eimhin changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1984 and 2012, ending at #616 and #548.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1984–2012
Colum held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Eimhin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Colum #151 in 1984, Eimhin #234 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Eimhin moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #346 and #412; by 2009 that had become #604 and #472.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Colum #616, Eimhin #548.
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 | Colum | Eimhin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #605 (2013) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #779 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colum and Eimhin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Colum
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 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 recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #605 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2013.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Eimhin
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1984–2022
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1984–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys