Boys' name · since 1958
Chistopher
Chistopher has 1,446 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chistopher currently ranks #9866 among boys' names in America, with 1,446 babies recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chistopher has been recorded 1,446 times among boys since 1958, currently ranked #9866 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #4,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,866 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,446 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chistopher ranks #4,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,866 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,446 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chistopher's 1,446 recorded births place it above 91.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chistopher compares
1,446 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chistopher's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chistopher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chistopher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chistopher's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chistopher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Chistopher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (464 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Chistopher's strongest decade.
464 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Chistopher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 154
1960s
154 births
- 1970s
1970s
425 births
- 1980s
1980s
464 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s 144
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 464 births (32% of all-time use).
How Chistopher compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chistopher's total volume
Chistopher by state
Where Chistopher concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 164 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 76 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
164 of 1,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Chistopher's data
- Chistopher's decade-level peak was the 1980s (464 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chistophers (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chistopher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chistopher draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.