Columba

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Columba: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Columba: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #145, and it was last ranked in 1979.

1registrar recorded it
10times a registrar ranked it
16years from first to last
#145highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1979

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#145
1965	#194
1966	#256
1967	#208
1968	#222
1969	#230
1970	#278
1973	#268
1977	#273
1979	#269

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 10 of the 16 years from 1964 to 1979.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1979 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #145 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 recorded1964–1979
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1979).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #269 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Columba appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1979. Highest recorded position: #145 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Columba's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#269	5	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#268	5	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	6	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	6	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	6	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#145	12	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1979, ranked in 10 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #145, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

2decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 2 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#269position in 1979, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 1964Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Colton · #142, 26y
Colum · #115, 49y
Comfort · #677, 21y
Con · #296, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Brien · #176, 11y
Gunvald · #188, 14y
Deborrah · #195, 10y
Loretto · #196, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Ivor · #146, 54y
Joyce · #144, 62y
Roderick · #146, 47y
Ultan · #146, 61y

Columba was ranked #145 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Columba and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Columba without appearing here.

Columba moved ahead of

Alfred Compare
In 1978 they stood at #268 and #254 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #269 and #292.

Moved ahead of Columba

Frank Compare
In 1965 they stood at #194 and #207 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1966 that had become #256 and #139.
Aaron Compare
In 1965 they stood at #194 and #222 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1966 that had become #256 and #171.
Wayne Compare
In 1965 they stood at #194 and #250 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1966 that had become #256 and #185.
Rodney Compare
In 1967 they stood at #208 and #222 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1968 that had become #222 and #156.

Moved the opposite way to Columba

Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 while Alan went from #29 to #10.
Barry Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 while Barry went from #69 to #26.
Brian Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 while Brian went from #14 to #7.
Colin Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 while Colin went from #89 to #45.

Moved the same way as Columba

Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 and Arthur from #98 to #181.
Christopher Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 and Christopher from #27 to #44.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 and Daniel from #19 to #27.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 1979 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Columba went from #145 to #269 and Denis from #21 to #53.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1979. Highest recorded position: #145 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

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