Columbus
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
Columbus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “a dove”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Columbus mean?
Latin
“a dove”
A male given name from Latin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Columbus a girl's or a boy's name?
Columbus is a boys' name.
How popular is Columbus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1922, with 187 boys.
Half of all the boys named Columbus in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 1947. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Columbus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,586 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,494 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,526 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,233 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,012 |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,071 |
| 1959 | 56 | #1,025 |
| 1958 | 59 | #993 |
| 1957 | 61 | #970 |
| 1956 | 61 | #953 |
| 1955 | 71 | #873 |
| 1954 | 73 | #850 |
| 1953 | 64 | #894 |
| 1952 | 73 | #820 |
| 1951 | 75 | #812 |
| 1950 | 86 | #740 |
| 1949 | 83 | #753 |
| 1948 | 82 | #743 |
| 1947 | 90 | #722 |
| 1946 | 73 | #777 |
| 1945 | 73 | #709 |
| 1944 | 96 | #626 |
| 1943 | 95 | #655 |
| 1942 | 92 | #673 |
| 1941 | 98 | #603 |
| 1940 | 84 | #659 |
| 1939 | 92 | #605 |
| 1938 | 99 | #590 |
| 1937 | 109 | #556 |
| 1936 | 90 | #614 |
| 1935 | 94 | #598 |
| 1934 | 108 | #568 |
| 1933 | 104 | #563 |
| 1932 | 107 | #574 |
| 1931 | 112 | #554 |
| 1930 | 116 | #558 |
| 1929 | 129 | #516 |
| 1928 | 145 | #500 |
| 1927 | 139 | #518 |
| 1926 | 148 | #494 |
| 1925 | 154 | #490 |
| 1924 | 151 | #508 |
| 1923 | 178 | #457 |
| 1922 | 187 | #446 |
| 1921 | 151 | #502 |
| 1920 | 144 | #502 |
| 1919 | 163 | #464 |
| 1918 | 152 | #483 |
| 1917 | 145 | #477 |
| 1916 | 134 | #491 |
| 1915 | 135 | #475 |
| 1914 | 110 | #459 |
| 1913 | 103 | #423 |
| 1912 | 65 | #491 |
| 1911 | 53 | #389 |
| 1910 | 41 | #421 |
| 1909 | 50 | #325 |
| 1908 | 48 | #316 |
| 1907 | 39 | #351 |
| 1906 | 35 | #350 |
| 1905 | 37 | #329 |
| 1904 | 37 | #328 |
| 1903 | 31 | #346 |
| 1902 | 47 | #274 |
| 1901 | 28 | #347 |
| 1900 | 45 | #312 |
| 1899 | 40 | #274 |
| 1898 | 44 | #268 |
| 1897 | 34 | #316 |
| 1896 | 38 | #301 |
| 1895 | 42 | #274 |
| 1894 | 41 | #275 |
| 1893 | 43 | #266 |
| 1892 | 47 | #261 |
| 1891 | 39 | #257 |
| 1890 | 43 | #259 |
| 1889 | 40 | #263 |
| 1888 | 60 | #226 |
| 1887 | 40 | #250 |
| 1886 | 56 | #226 |
| 1885 | 41 | #258 |
| 1884 | 50 | #240 |
| 1883 | 49 | #221 |
| 1882 | 62 | #205 |
| 1881 | 51 | #215 |
| 1880 | 64 | #192 |
Names like Columbus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francis, Charles, Julius, Augustus, Lewis, Louis, Charlie, James, Lawrence, William, Martin, Lucius
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Columbus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/columbus, updated 20 October 2026.