Girls' name · since 1919
Columba
43 babies named Columba in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
43 girls have been named Columba since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Columba has 43 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2000.
- #36,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Columba ranks #36,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Columba's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Columba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Columba's full recorded timeline at 1992, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Columba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2000
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Columba by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Columba's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Columba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (37% of all-time use).
Columba by state
Where Columba concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 11.6% |
5 of 43 births nationwide.
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What to do with Columba's data
- Columba's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Columbas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Columba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Columba draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.