Girls' name · since 1924
Columbine
Columbine has 30 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
30 girls have been named Columbine since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Columbine has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1933.
- #40,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Columbine ranks #40,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Columbine's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Columbine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Columbine's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Columbine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1933
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Columbine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 80% of the file).
1920s was Columbine's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Columbine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Columbine's data
- Columbine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Columbine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1924–1933 (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 Columbine 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.