Boys' name · since 1880
Christ
Christ has 3,977 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,977
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,977 babies have been named Christ since 1880, making it today's #3381 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Christ recorded 3,977 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #3381 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,381 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,977 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christ ranks #2,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,381 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,977 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,977
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Christ's 3,977 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Christ compares
3,977 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Christ's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christ | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,977 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christ's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christ's full recorded timeline at 1953, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christ popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Christ popularity over time - girls
52 total births recorded since 1958 (Christ as girls' name)
Christ by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (565 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Christ's strongest decade.
565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Christ births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 181
1880s
181 births
- 1890s 162
1890s
162 births
- 1900s 99
1900s
99 births
- 1910s
1910s
347 births
- 1920s
1920s
565 births
- 1930s
1930s
339 births
- 1940s 216
1940s
216 births
- 1950s
1950s
261 births
- 1960s
1960s
292 births
- 1970s
1970s
258 births
- 1980s 195
1980s
195 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
317 births
- 2020s 157
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 565 births (14% of all-time use).
How Christ 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 Christ's total volume
Christ by state
Where Christ concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 418 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 397 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 135 | 3.4% |
| #4 | North Dakota | | 83 | 2.1% |
| #5 | California | | 68 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 68 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 66 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 48 | 1.2% |
418 of 3,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Christ appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christ's data
- Christ's decade-level peak was the 1920s (565 total births); usage has since declined to 157 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Christs (418 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christ
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christ: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Christ 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.