Columbus Popularity by Year
Follow Columbus across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Columbus birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 2,483 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Up 1,004 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 6 | #10,760 | Up 1,486 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 2,582 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 7 | #9,664 | Down 1,534 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 9 | #8,130 | Up 2,640 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 2,691 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Up 4,412 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Up 62 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 3,638 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 8 | #8,915 | Up 670 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 7 | #9,585 | Down 3,772 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 13 | #5,813 | Up 3,768 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | Down 1,125 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Up 787 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 6 | #9,243 | Down 3,655 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 12 | #5,588 | Up 454 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 10 | #6,042 | Up 3,589 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 4,963 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 13 | #4,668 | Up 4,347 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 5 | #9,015 | Down 3,087 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 9 | #5,928 | Down 60 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 9 | #5,868 | Down 1,421 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 13 | #4,447 | Down 333 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 14 | #4,114 | Up 362 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 12 | #4,476 | Down 309 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 13 | #4,167 | Down 721 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 16 | #3,446 | Up 1,004 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Down 719 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 12 | #3,731 | Down 291 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 13 | #3,440 | Up 159 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 12 | #3,599 | Down 492 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 14 | #3,107 | Down 431 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 17 | #2,676 | Down 407 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 22 | #2,269 | Up 300 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 18 | #2,569 | Down 459 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 25 | #2,110 | Up 667 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 16 | #2,777 | Down 983 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 29 | #1,794 | Up 337 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 22 | #2,131 | Down 199 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 25 | #1,932 | Up 518 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 17 | #2,450 | Down 321 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 20 | #2,129 | Down 543 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 30 | #1,586 | Up 17 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 29 | #1,603 | Down 109 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 33 | #1,494 | Up 164 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 27 | #1,658 | Down 132 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 28 | #1,526 | Down 98 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 30 | #1,428 | Down 88 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 32 | #1,340 | Up 110 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 28 | #1,450 | Down 217 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 38 | #1,233 | Up 175 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 31 | #1,408 | Down 33 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 32 | #1,375 | Up 48 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 30 | #1,423 | Down 410 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 59 | #1,013 | Up 59 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 52 | #1,072 | Down 46 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 56 | #1,026 | Down 32 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 59 | #994 | Down 23 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 61 | #971 | Down 17 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 61 | #954 | Down 80 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 71 | #874 | Down 23 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 73 | #851 | Up 44 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 64 | #895 | Down 74 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 73 | #821 | Down 8 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 75 | #813 | Down 72 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 86 | #741 | Up 13 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 83 | #754 | Down 10 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 82 | #744 | Down 21 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 90 | #723 | Up 54 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 73 | #777 | Down 68 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 73 | #709 | Down 83 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 96 | #626 | Up 29 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 95 | #655 | Up 18 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 92 | #673 | Down 70 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 98 | #603 | Up 56 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 84 | #659 | Down 54 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 92 | #605 | Down 15 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 99 | #590 | Down 34 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 109 | #556 | Up 58 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 90 | #614 | Down 16 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 94 | #598 | Down 30 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 108 | #568 | Down 5 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 104 | #563 | Up 11 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 107 | #574 | Down 20 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 112 | #554 | Up 4 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 116 | #558 | Down 42 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 129 | #516 | Down 16 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 145 | #500 | Up 18 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 139 | #518 | Down 24 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 148 | #494 | Down 4 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 154 | #490 | Up 18 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 151 | #508 | Down 51 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 178 | #457 | Down 11 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 187 | #446 | Up 56 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 151 | #502 | No rank change |
| 1920 | Boys | 144 | #502 | Down 38 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 163 | #464 | Up 19 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 152 | #483 | Down 6 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 145 | #477 | Up 14 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 134 | #491 | Down 16 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 135 | #475 | Down 16 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 110 | #459 | Down 36 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 103 | #423 | Up 68 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 65 | #491 | Down 102 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 53 | #389 | Up 32 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 41 | #421 | Down 96 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 50 | #325 | Down 9 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 48 | #316 | Up 35 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 39 | #351 | Down 1 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 35 | #350 | Down 21 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 37 | #329 | Down 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 37 | #328 | Up 18 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 31 | #346 | Down 72 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 47 | #274 | Up 73 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 28 | #347 | Down 35 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 45 | #312 | Down 38 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 40 | #274 | Down 6 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 44 | #268 | Up 48 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 34 | #316 | Down 15 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 38 | #301 | Down 27 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 42 | #274 | Up 1 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 41 | #275 | Down 9 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 43 | #266 | Down 5 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 47 | #261 | Down 4 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 39 | #257 | Up 2 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 43 | #259 | Up 4 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 40 | #263 | Down 37 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 60 | #226 | Up 24 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 40 | #250 | Down 24 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 56 | #226 | Up 32 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 41 | #258 | Down 18 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 50 | #240 | Down 19 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 49 | #221 | Down 16 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 62 | #205 | Up 10 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 51 | #215 | Down 23 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 64 | #192 | — |