Colman

maleStatistical record

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

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

Colman: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #125, and it stood at #770 in 2023.

2registrars recorded it
49times a registrar ranked it
60years from first to last
#125highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2021

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2021	#4789

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 48 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.

In 2021: #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #4789 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Colman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Colman in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	87	6 of 10	15
1970s	135	10 of 10	14
1980s	73	10 of 10	7
1990s	43	9 of 10	5
2000s	29	8 of 10	4
2010s	10	2 of 10	5
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 15 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Colman appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #125 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Colman'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
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#637	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#491	6	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#616	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#604	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#313	6	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#379	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#276	6	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#281	5	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	4	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#298	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	8	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	10	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#207	8	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	9	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#178	14	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#239	7	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	10	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#212	9	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	13	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	15	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	10	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	14	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#200	11	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	23	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	23	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	9	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	16	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	15	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	11	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#150	12	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	16	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	17	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
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 2 registrars between 1964 and 2023, ranked in 48 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #125, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 23 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2021, and 57 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

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.

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Colt · #339, 25y
Colton · #142, 26y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Susann · #125, 43y
Augustine · #124, 53y
Breda · #131, 49y
Eithne · #119, 47y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Donagh · #125, 61y
Regine · #125, 54y
Susann · #125, 43y
Aislinn · #126, 56y

Colman was ranked #125 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.

Colman 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 Colman without appearing here.

Colman moved ahead of

Ronald Compare
In 2011 they stood at #629 and #527 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #616 and #718.
Garry Compare
In 2008 they stood at #698 and #472 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #604 and #701.
Mitchell Compare
In 2008 they stood at #698 and #698 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #604 and #701.

Moved ahead of Colman

Jonah Compare
In 2002 they stood at #313 and #393 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2003 that had become #500 and #275.
Roman Compare
In 2006 they stood at #313 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #629 and #404.
Archie Compare
In 2004 they stood at #313 and #348 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.
Jayden Compare
In 2004 they stood at #313 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.

Moved the opposite way to Colman

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 while Alexander went from #116 to #48.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 while Benjamin went from #139 to #71.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 while Conor went from #56 to #12.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 while Daniel went from #19 to #10.

Moved the same way as Colman

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 and Adrian from #65 to #268.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 and Alan from #29 to #319.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 and Alfred from #134 to #472.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Colman went from #125 to #770 and Andrew from #34 to #146.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #125 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Colman

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Colman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Colman at a glance

Colman by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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