Columbus
1 countryUS
7,517
total births, United States
Total births recorded
7,517
Peak year (United States)
1922
Peak-year count
187
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Columbus’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
7,517 births recorded 1880–2023 · peaked in 1922 with 187 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Columbus’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #4668 | — |
| 1998 | #9631 | ↓4963 |
| 1999 | #6042 | ↑3589 |
| 2000 | #5588 | ↑454 |
| 2001 | #9243 | ↓3655 |
| 2002 | #8456 | ↑787 |
| 2003 | #9581 | ↓1125 |
| 2004 | #5813 | ↑3768 |
| 2006 | #9585 | ↓3772 |
| 2007 | #8915 | ↑670 |
| 2008 | #12553 | ↓3638 |
| 2009 | #12491 | ↑62 |
| 2011 | #8079 | ↑4412 |
| 2012 | #10770 | ↓2691 |
| 2014 | #8130 | ↑2640 |
| 2016 | #9664 | ↓1534 |
| 2017 | #12246 | ↓2582 |
| 2018 | #10760 | ↑1486 |
| 2019 | #9756 | ↑1004 |
| 2023 | #12239 | ↓2483 |