Male name
Columbus
7,517 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1922. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.From Wiktionary, entry “Columbus”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1922: 187 births. 7,517 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1950s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
6 + 3 + 3 = 12 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 13 → 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 5, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.