Pronunciation
Kol-mawn
Meaning
Little dove
Alternate spellings
Colman
Fun fact
Colmán is a little form of Colm, meaning dove. It was used by many early Irish saints, including the patrons associated with Cloyne, Dromore and Kilmacduagh.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Colmán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 4 | #604 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 6 | #313 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 3 | #390 |
| 1999 | 3 | #379 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | 6 | #276 |
| 1995 | 5 | #281 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 8 | #216 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 4 | #278 |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | 10 | #197 |
| 1986 | 5 | #256 |
| 1985 | 8 | #207 |
| 1984 | 9 | #205 |
| 1983 | 14 | #178 |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | 7 | #239 |
| 1980 | 10 | #213 |
| 1979 | 8 | #228 |
| 1978 | 9 | #212 |
| 1977 | 13 | #184 |
| 1976 | 15 | #181 |
| 1975 | 10 | #210 |
| 1974 | 14 | #185 |
| 1973 | 11 | #200 |
| 1972 | 23 | #143 |
| 1971 | 23 | #140 |
| 1970 | 9 | #197 |
| 1969 | 16 | #146 |
| 1968 | 15 | #146 |
| 1967 | 11 | #164 |
| 1966 | 12 | #150 |
| 1965 | 16 | #129 |
| 1964 | 17 | #125 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.