How Many People Are Named Columba?
people named Columba are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,494,023 people in the US has this name
Based on 43 babies named Columba in Social Security records from 1919 to 2000, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
6 births
Trend
Last year given
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Columba in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Columba alive today is about 37 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Columba first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 1919, to 6 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2000.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2000
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Columba alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Columba were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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