Boys' name · since 1958
Chrisopher
Chrisopher has 753 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 753
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrisopher sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 753 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Chrisopher recorded 753 times among boys since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2015.
- #6,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 753 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrisopher ranks #6,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 753 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 753
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrisopher's 753 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Chrisopher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chrisopher's full recorded timeline at 1980, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chrisopher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2015
- Peak year (1985)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Chrisopher by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (274 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Chrisopher's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Chrisopher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
274 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 274 births (36% of all-time use).
How Chrisopher 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 Chrisopher's total volume
Chrisopher by state
Where Chrisopher concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Montana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
27 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Chrisopher's data
- Chrisopher's decade-level peak was the 1970s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chrisophers (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrisopher: 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 (~57 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, 1958–2015 (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 Chrisopher 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.