Name Legacy

Columbus

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Columbus was most popular in 1922, when 187 American babies were given the name — ranking #950 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 7,517 people named Columbus.

Most popular in1922
Rank that year#950
Births that year187
Total since 18807,517

Columbus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Columbus’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Names that peaked alongside Columbus

Where Columbus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org