Columbia Name Popularity and Statistics

Columbia is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2024
Total Recorded U.S. Births652
First Year on Record1882

Columbia popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2024Girls7#12,161
2015Girls10#10,148
2010Girls6#14,959
1998Girls5#14,122
1997Girls6#12,070
1994Girls5#13,430
1940Girls5#4,349
1939Girls5#4,250
1938Girls7#3,450
1936Girls8#3,103
1935Girls5#4,204
1934Girls7#3,449
1933Girls8#3,109
1932Girls7#3,568
1931Girls10#2,750
1930Girls7#3,658
1929Girls11#2,737
1928Girls9#3,164
1927Girls17#2,169
1926Girls16#2,257
1926Boys5#4,201
1925Girls15#2,378
1924Girls19#2,062
1923Girls27#1,598

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1916 · Girls

33 recorded births and rank #1,246.

1922 · Girls

32 recorded births and rank #1,430.

1917 · Girls

32 recorded births and rank #1,281.

1918 · Girls

30 recorded births and rank #1,411.

Where Columbia ranked highest in 1929

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

NJ
Rank #342 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Columbia