Boys' name · since 1972
Colum
Colum has 86 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
86 boys have been named Colum since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colum has been recorded 86 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- #18,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 86 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colum ranks #18,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Colum's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Colum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Colum splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Colum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (1999)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Colum by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Colum's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Colum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Colum's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Colum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.