Columbus
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1880
64 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
7,517
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Columbus was most popular in 1880, when 64 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.58 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Columbus in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 42%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 5 | 12239 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 7 | 9756 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 6 | 10760 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 5 | 12246 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 7 | 9664 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 9 | 8130 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 6 | 10770 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 9 | 8079 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 5 | 12491 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 5 | 12553 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 8 | 8915 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 7 | 9585 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 13 | 5813 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 6 | 9581 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 6 | 9243 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 12 | 5588 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 10 | 6042 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 5 | 9631 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 13 | 4668 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 9 | 5928 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 9 | 5868 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 13 | 4447 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 14 | 4114 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 12 | 4476 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 13 | 4167 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 16 | 3446 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 10 | 4450 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 12 | 3731 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 13 | 3440 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 12 | 3599 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 14 | 3107 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 17 | 2676 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 22 | 2269 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 18 | 2569 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 25 | 2110 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 16 | 2777 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 29 | 1794 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 22 | 2131 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 25 | 1932 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 17 | 2450 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 20 | 2129 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 30 | 1586 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 29 | 1603 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 33 | 1494 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 27 | 1658 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 28 | 1526 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 30 | 1428 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 32 | 1340 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 28 | 1450 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 38 | 1233 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 31 | 1408 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 32 | 1375 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 30 | 1423 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 59 | 1013 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 52 | 1072 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 56 | 1026 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 59 | 994 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 61 | 971 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 61 | 954 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 71 | 874 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 73 | 851 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 64 | 895 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 73 | 821 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 75 | 813 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 86 | 741 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 83 | 754 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 82 | 744 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 90 | 723 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 73 | 777 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 73 | 709 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 96 | 626 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 95 | 655 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 92 | 673 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 98 | 603 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 84 | 659 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 92 | 605 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 99 | 590 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 109 | 556 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 90 | 614 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 94 | 598 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 108 | 568 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 104 | 563 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 107 | 574 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 112 | 554 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 116 | 558 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 129 | 516 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 145 | 500 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 139 | 518 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 148 | 494 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 154 | 490 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 151 | 508 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 178 | 457 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 187 | 446 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 151 | 502 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 144 | 502 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 163 | 464 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 152 | 483 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 145 | 477 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 134 | 491 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 135 | 475 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 110 | 459 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 103 | 423 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 65 | 491 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 53 | 389 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 41 | 421 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 50 | 325 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 48 | 316 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 39 | 351 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 35 | 350 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 37 | 329 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 37 | 328 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | 31 | 346 |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 47 | 274 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 28 | 347 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 45 | 312 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 40 | 274 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 44 | 268 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 34 | 316 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | 38 | 301 |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 42 | 274 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 41 | 275 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 43 | 266 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | 47 | 261 |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 39 | 257 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 43 | 259 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 40 | 263 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 60 | 226 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 40 | 250 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 56 | 226 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 41 | 258 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 50 | 240 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 49 | 221 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 62 | 205 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 51 | 215 |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 64 | 192 |
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