Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Columbus

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

187

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19222025

Quick answers about Columbus

An estimated 1,991 living Americans are named Columbus.

Columbus fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Columbus is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 79 years old.

Not especially. Columbus has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

7,517

Columbus last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 7,517 American boys received the name.

Columbus peaked in 1922, when 187 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 7,517 Americans named Columbus since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

1,991

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age68

Core range53–79

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.