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Columbine
OriginEnglish from Latin
Meaning"dove"
About Columbine
A beautiful flower name deriving from the Latin word for dove. Sadly, in America this name is now forever linked with a tragic terrorist attack on a Colorado high school.
Pronounced KAH-lum-bine.
As of October 2026, Columbine ranked #3828 in US births in 1933 SSA, peaked at #3632 in 1926.
Editor's take: The name Columbine is a girl's name of English, Latin origin meaning "dove".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Columbines
- Columbine Goldsmith
photographer and filmmaker
Columbine in pop culture
- Columbine High School
in Littleton, Colorado, was the site of a deadly mass shooting in 1999 by Eric "Reb" Harris & Dylan Klebold.
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mouse in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques
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