Data through 2023

Columbus name popularity in the United States

Columbus ranked #12239 for boys in 2023. SSA recorded 5 boys named Columbus.

Rank#12239

for boys in 2023

Boys recorded5

SSA

Peak year1922

187 recorded

Five-year change-16.7%

since 2018

Popularity over time

Boys

Columbus for boys and girls

Boys

5

100.0% in 2023 · data from 1880 to 2023

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2023boys5#12239
2019boys7#9756
2018boys6#10760
2017boys5#12246
2016boys7#9664
2014boys9#8130
2012boys6#10770
2011boys9#8079
2009boys5#12491
2008boys5#12553
2007boys8#8915
2006boys7#9585
Show full history (137 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2023boys5#12239
2019boys7#9756
2018boys6#10760
2017boys5#12246
2016boys7#9664
2014boys9#8130
2012boys6#10770
2011boys9#8079
2009boys5#12491
2008boys5#12553
2007boys8#8915
2006boys7#9585
2004boys13#5813
2003boys6#9581
2002boys7#8456
2001boys6#9243
2000boys12#5588
1999boys10#6042
1998boys5#9631
1997boys13#4668
1996boys5#9015
1995boys9#5928
1994boys9#5868
1993boys13#4447
1992boys14#4114
1991boys12#4476
1990boys13#4167
1989boys16#3446
1988boys10#4450
1987boys12#3731
1986boys13#3440
1985boys12#3599
1984boys14#3107
1983boys17#2676
1982boys22#2269
1981boys18#2569
1980boys25#2110
1979boys16#2777
1978boys29#1794
1977boys22#2131
1976boys25#1932
1975boys17#2450
1974boys20#2129
1973boys30#1586
1972boys29#1603
1971boys33#1494
1970boys27#1658
1969boys28#1526
1968boys30#1428
1967boys32#1340
1966boys28#1450
1965boys38#1233
1964boys31#1408
1963boys32#1375
1962boys30#1423
1961boys59#1013
1960boys52#1072
1959boys56#1026
1958boys59#994
1957boys61#971
1956boys61#954
1955boys71#874
1954boys73#851
1953boys64#895
1952boys73#821
1951boys75#813
1950boys86#741
1949boys83#754
1948boys82#744
1947boys90#723
1946boys73#777
1945boys73#709
1944boys96#626
1943boys95#655
1942boys92#673
1941boys98#603
1940boys84#659
1939boys92#605
1938boys99#590
1937boys109#556
1936boys90#614
1935boys94#598
1934boys108#568
1933boys104#563
1932boys107#574
1931boys112#554
1930boys116#558
1929boys129#516
1928boys145#500
1927boys139#518
1926boys148#494
1925boys154#490
1924boys151#508
1923boys178#457
1922boys187#446
1921boys151#502
1920boys144#502
1919boys163#464
1918boys152#483
1917boys145#477
1916boys134#491
1915boys135#475
1914boys110#459
1913boys103#423
1912boys65#491
1911boys53#389
1910boys41#421
1909boys50#325
1908boys48#316
1907boys39#351
1906boys35#350
1905boys37#329
1904boys37#328
1903boys31#346
1902boys47#274
1901boys28#347
1900boys45#312
1899boys40#274
1898boys44#268
1897boys34#316
1896boys38#301
1895boys42#274
1894boys41#275
1893boys43#266
1892boys47#261
1891boys39#257
1890boys43#259
1889boys40#263
1888boys60#226
1887boys40#250
1886boys56#226
1885boys41#258
1884boys50#240
1883boys49#221
1882boys62#205
1881boys51#215
1880boys64#192

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Columbus’s popularity has changed

Change since peak-97.3%