Quick answers about Columbus
How many people are named Columbus?
An estimated 1,651 living Americans are named Columbus.
How rare is Columbus?
Columbus fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Columbus?
The median age of a living American named Columbus is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 75 years old.
Is Columbus still popular?
Not especially. Columbus has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Columbus most common?
Columbus has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Columbus is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 7.0× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Columbus is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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