The baby name Columbus appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1974. It was most popular in 1922 with 250 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Columbus has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 54 |
| 1912 | 54 |
| 1913 | 94 |
| 1914 | 106 |
| 1915 | 145 |
| 1916 | 157 |
| 1917 | 186 |
| 1918 | 211 |
| 1919 | 215 |
| 1920 | 199 |
| 1921 | 206 |
| 1922 | 250 |
| 1923 | 208 |
| 1924 | 187 |
| 1925 | 213 |
| 1926 | 200 |
| 1927 | 164 |
| 1928 | 187 |
| 1929 | 196 |
| 1930 | 192 |
| 1931 | 121 |
| 1932 | 138 |
| 1933 | 117 |
| 1934 | 127 |
| 1935 | 91 |
| 1936 | 94 |
| 1937 | 111 |
| 1938 | 100 |
| 1939 | 108 |
| 1940 | 100 |
| 1941 | 121 |
| 1942 | 116 |
| 1943 | 98 |
| 1944 | 93 |
| 1945 | 76 |
| 1946 | 88 |
| 1947 | 79 |
| 1948 | 92 |
| 1949 | 94 |
| 1950 | 84 |
| 1951 | 58 |
| 1952 | 78 |
| 1953 | 67 |
| 1954 | 57 |
| 1955 | 38 |
| 1956 | 21 |
| 1957 | 30 |
| 1958 | 29 |
| 1959 | 27 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1961 | 29 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1965 | 15 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5 |