Boy name#1,254 of boy names
Columbus
Pronounced K AH0 L AH1 M B AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1922
- 144 years in use
How popular is Columbus?
Columbus is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 7,517 children — the 1,254th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 39 births across the past decade, against a peak of 187 in a single year. That peak was in 1922.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AH0 L AH1 M B AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Columbus
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Columbus
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Columbus?
- Columbus ranks 1,254th among boys' names in US records, with 7,517 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 39.
- Is Columbus a unisex name?
- No. Columbus is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Columbus most popular?
- 1922, when 187 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.