Columbus peaked in the US in 1880 at #192, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Columbus as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Columbus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Columbus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1880 1920 1960 2000 Columbus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Columbus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales 2023 #12,239 (5) — 2019 #9,756 (7) — 2018 #10,760 (6) — 2017 #12,246 (5) — 2016 #9,664 (7) — 2014 #8,130 (9) — 2012 #10,770 (6) — 2011 #8,079 (9) — 2009 #12,491 (5) — 2008 #12,553 (5) — 2007 #8,915 (8) — 2006 #9,585 (7) — 2004 #5,813 (13) — 2003 #9,581 (6) — 2002 #8,456 (7) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1880 at #192. In the US records since the data begins in 1880.