Columbine
Columbine is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Theatre.
- English
- Theatre
Meaning & Origin of Columbine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Columbine is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Theatre.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Theatre
The Story of Columbine
Columbine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1926: 8 births, good for #3,564 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 80% of all recorded Columbines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1933 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 30 Columbines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Columbine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Columbine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Colombina
Names that sound like Columbine
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About the name Columbine
Columbine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Columbine's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #3,564. Use the chart and map above to compare Columbine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.