Colman
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark-complexioned devotee, follower of St Columba.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Colman by the numbers
Colman was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Colman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Colemancoal miner or dark valley dweller245 in the US (2017)
- Coltan18 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Colinyoung warrior; a form of Caoilean1,662 in the US (2017)
- Collinyoung warrior; variant of colin or caitlin997 in the US (2017)
- Callanpowerful warrior; a form of cailean393 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Colman, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
- Sullivandark-eyed or black-eyed one165 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Colman
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