Given name & surname
Columbo
“dove”·“resembling a dove”
Columbo is a variant of Columba. Interpretations include “dove” and “resembling a dove” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Columbo 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
Columbo 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Columbo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 615 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.
Columbo’s family of names
Columbo has a related form in Columba. In Italian usage, Columbo as a surname has a related form in Colombo. Columbo has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kolumb.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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