Colmcille

maleStatistical record

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

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

1registrar recorded it
2times a registrar ranked it
15years from first to last
#222highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1965–1979

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1965	#222
1979	#324

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 2 of the 15 years from 1965 to 1979.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1965–1979 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1979
Highest recorded position: #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–1979).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1979. Highest recorded position: #222 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Colmcille'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	#324	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	4	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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Colmcille was ranked #222 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1965. 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.

Aaron#222
Bruce#222
Canice#222
Caoimhin#222
Adrain#250
Aengus#250
Angelo#250
Art#250

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1979. Highest recorded position: #222 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.