Columbia

Recorded 1882–2024 · United States

Columbia was most popular in 1916, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,299 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 652 people named Columbia.

Most popular in1916

Rank that year#2,299

Births that year33

Total since 1880652

Given to99% girls

Columbia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Columbia’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Columbia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Columbia is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 652 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Columbia

Where Columbia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org