Colum Popularity

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Region

Falling

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#2859
1998	#1821
1999	#2425

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #115 in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Colum's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#403	3	High	Demonstration data
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#291	5	High	Demonstration data
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#305	3	High	Demonstration data
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#299	3	High	Demonstration data
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#280	3	High	Demonstration data
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#248	4	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#605	4	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#616	4	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#604	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#346	11	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#473	5	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#354	7	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#268	10	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	9	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#375	5	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	8	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	7	High	Demonstration data
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	10	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Demonstration data
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	8	High	Demonstration data
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	9	High	Demonstration data
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	13	High	Demonstration data
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#237	7	High	Demonstration data
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	11	High	Demonstration data
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#192	12	High	Demonstration data
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#179	13	High	Demonstration data
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#175	15	High	Demonstration data
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	17	High	Demonstration data
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	19	High	Demonstration data
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	15	High	Demonstration data
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	18	High	Demonstration data
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#170	14	High	Demonstration data
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#151	21	High	Demonstration data
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#145	24	High	Demonstration data
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	20	High	Demonstration data
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#160	20	High	Demonstration data
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	19	High	Demonstration data
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	18	High	Demonstration data
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	30	High	Demonstration data
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	25	High	Demonstration data
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	33	High	Demonstration data
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	29	High	Demonstration data
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	20	High	Demonstration data
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	26	High	Demonstration data
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	24	High	Demonstration data
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	35	High	Demonstration data
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	25	High	Demonstration data
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	28	High	Demonstration data
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	25	High	Demonstration data
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	22	High	Demonstration data
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	20	High	Demonstration data
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	12	High	Demonstration data
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	18	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.