Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Columbus

#1,376 most common boys' name of all time · #3,301 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among boys
#1,376
Rank overall
#3,301 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
7,517
Since 2016
30
Peak year
1922 #446
Best rank
#193 1880
Girls Boys peak 187/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Columbus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 — 5 5 #12,258
2019 — 7 7 #9,765
2018 — 6 6 #10,768
2017 — 5 5 #12,260
2016 — 7 7 #9,672
2014 — 9 9 #8,135
2012 — 6 6 #10,779
2011 — 9 9 #8,089
2009 — 5 5 #12,513
2008 — 5 5 #12,578
2007 — 8 8 #8,921
2006 — 7 7 #9,596
2004 — 13 13 #5,819
2003 — 6 6 #9,594
2002 — 7 7 #8,467
2001 — 6 6 #9,259
2000 — 12 12 #5,592
1999 — 10 10 #6,046
1998 — 5 5 #9,642
1997 — 13 13 #4,670
1996 — 5 5 #9,025
1995 — 9 9 #5,933
1994 — 9 9 #5,877
1993 — 13 13 #4,453
1992 — 14 14 #4,116
1991 — 12 12 #4,483
1990 — 13 13 #4,171
1989 — 16 16 #3,455
1988 — 10 10 #4,457
1987 — 12 12 #3,739
1986 — 13 13 #3,449
1985 — 12 12 #3,609
1984 — 14 14 #3,112
1983 — 17 17 #2,680
1982 — 22 22 #2,276
1981 — 18 18 #2,573
1980 — 25 25 #2,111
1979 — 16 16 #2,780
1978 — 29 29 #1,796
1977 — 22 22 #2,133
1976 — 25 25 #1,934
1975 — 17 17 #2,454
1974 — 20 20 #2,133
1973 — 30 30 #1,587
1972 — 29 29 #1,605
1971 — 33 33 #1,496
1970 — 27 27 #1,661
1969 — 28 28 #1,527
1968 — 30 30 #1,430
1967 — 32 32 #1,340
1966 — 28 28 #1,450
1965 — 38 38 #1,234
1964 — 31 31 #1,408
1963 — 32 32 #1,378
1962 — 30 30 #1,426
1961 — 59 59 #1,014
1960 — 52 52 #1,072
1959 — 56 56 #1,026
1958 — 59 59 #995
1957 — 61 61 #971
1956 — 61 61 #956
1955 — 71 71 #875
1954 — 73 73 #851
1953 — 64 64 #896
1952 — 73 73 #821
1951 — 75 75 #814
1950 — 86 86 #742
1949 — 83 83 #755
1948 — 82 82 #744
1947 — 90 90 #723
1946 — 73 73 #777
1945 — 73 73 #710
1944 — 96 96 #626
1943 — 95 95 #656
1942 — 92 92 #673
1941 — 98 98 #603
1940 — 84 84 #659
1939 — 92 92 #606
1938 — 99 99 #593
1937 — 109 109 #557
1936 — 90 90 #615
1935 — 94 94 #599
1934 — 108 108 #568
1933 — 104 104 #563
1932 — 107 107 #574
1931 — 112 112 #554
1930 — 116 116 #558
1929 — 129 129 #516
1928 — 145 145 #502
1927 — 139 139 #518
1926 — 148 148 #494
1925 — 154 154 #490
1924 — 151 151 #508
1923 — 178 178 #457
1922 — 187 187 #446
1921 — 151 151 #502
1920 — 144 144 #503
1919 — 163 163 #464
1918 — 152 152 #483
1917 — 145 145 #477
1916 — 134 134 #491
1915 — 135 135 #475
1914 — 110 110 #459
1913 — 103 103 #424
1912 — 65 65 #494
1911 — 53 53 #390
1910 — 41 41 #421
1909 — 50 50 #326
1908 — 48 48 #318
1907 — 39 39 #352
1906 — 35 35 #350
1905 — 37 37 #329
1904 — 37 37 #328
1903 — 31 31 #346
1902 — 47 47 #276
1901 — 28 28 #347
1900 — 45 45 #314
1899 — 40 40 #274
1898 — 44 44 #269
1897 — 34 34 #317
1896 — 38 38 #301
1895 — 42 42 #274
1894 — 41 41 #275
1893 — 43 43 #266
1892 — 47 47 #261
1891 — 39 39 #258
1890 — 43 43 #260
1889 — 40 40 #264
1888 — 60 60 #226
1887 — 40 40 #250
1886 — 56 56 #226
1885 — 41 41 #258
1884 — 50 50 #240
1883 — 49 49 #222
1882 — 62 62 #205
1881 — 51 51 #216
1880 — 64 64 #193