Given name & surname
Columbia
“dove”·“resembling a dove”
Columbia is a variant of Columba. Interpretations include “dove” and “resembling a dove” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Columbia is a variant of Columba. Interpretations include “dove” and “resembling a dove” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Columbia is a variant of Columba. An origin associated with Columba is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Columbia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 652
- 5 boys · 647 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 280 as a first name in 2020; 740 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Columbia’s family of names
Columbia has a related form in Columba. In Latin usage, Columbia as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Colombie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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