Columbus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Columbus first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 137 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1922 with 187 babies (rank #447 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Columbus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Columbus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,517

Total babies (all years)

137

Years in the data

187

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	64	#192
1881	51	#216
1882	62	#206
1883	49	#221
1884	50	#241
1885	41	#258
1886	56	#226
1887	40	#250
1888	60	#227
1889	40	#263
1890	43	#260
1891	39	#257
1892	47	#261
1893	43	#268
1894	41	#275
1895	42	#274
1896	38	#301
1897	34	#317
1898	44	#268
1899	40	#274
1900	45	#314
1901	28	#349
1902	47	#275
1903	31	#346
1904	37	#329
1905	37	#330
1906	35	#350
1907	39	#353
1908	48	#318
1909	50	#327
1910	41	#422
1911	53	#391
1912	65	#491
1913	103	#423
1914	110	#460
1915	135	#475
1916	134	#491
1917	145	#478
1918	152	#483
1919	163	#464
1920	144	#503
1921	151	#502
1922	187	#447
1923	178	#457
1924	151	#510
1925	154	#490
1926	148	#495
1927	139	#519
1928	145	#502
1929	129	#516
1930	116	#559
1931	112	#554
1932	107	#574
1933	104	#563
1934	108	#568
1935	94	#599
1936	90	#615
1937	109	#556
1938	99	#593
1939	92	#607
1940	84	#659
1941	98	#603
1942	92	#675
1943	95	#656
1944	96	#626
1945	73	#711
1946	73	#777
1947	90	#723
1948	82	#746
1949	83	#755
1950	86	#741
1951	75	#813
1952	73	#823
1953	64	#897
1954	73	#854
1955	71	#875
1956	61	#956
1957	61	#972
1958	59	#996
1959	56	#1,026
1960	52	#1,071
1961	59	#1,015
1962	30	#1,429
1963	32	#1,379
1964	31	#1,410
1965	38	#1,239
1966	28	#1,456
1967	32	#1,345
1968	30	#1,433
1969	28	#1,532
1970	27	#1,664
1971	33	#1,498
1972	29	#1,605
1973	30	#1,589
1974	20	#2,138
1975	17	#2,461
1976	25	#1,941
1977	22	#2,138
1978	29	#1,805
1979	16	#2,796
1980	25	#2,122
1981	18	#2,591
1982	22	#2,283
1983	17	#2,691
1984	14	#3,133
1985	12	#3,632
1986	13	#3,476
1987	12	#3,768
1988	10	#4,503
1989	16	#3,486
1990	13	#4,209
1991	12	#4,530
1992	14	#4,140
1993	13	#4,488
1994	9	#5,943
1995	9	#6,005
1996	5	#9,255
1997	13	#4,707
1998	5	#9,883
1999	10	#6,123
2000	12	#5,632
2001	6	#9,473
2002	7	#8,620
2003	6	#9,795
2004	13	#5,873
2006	7	#9,753
2007	8	#9,063
2008	5	#12,872
2009	5	#12,844
2011	9	#8,197
2012	6	#11,058
2014	9	#8,263
2016	7	#9,862
2017	5	#12,655
2018	6	#11,040
2019	7	#9,938
2023	5	#12,573