Charistopher — boys' name
97 babies named Charistopher in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
97 boys have been named Charistopher since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 97
- total births
- 1973–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
74% of everyone ever named Charistopher was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Charistopher in 1988 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Charistopher
The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Charistopher between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Charistopher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Charistopher performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charistopher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Charistopher in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Charistopher at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Charistopher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
97 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 12 births in a single year.
Charistopher by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 72 births that decade — 74% of Charistopher's all-time total
Charistopher decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Charistopher's strongest decade
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 74% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.