Recorded 1974–1998 Boys' name Peak 1983 29 births

Christafer — boys' name

29 babies named Christafer in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 boys have been named Christafer since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

29
total births
1974–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Christafer was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Christafer in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christafer

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Christafer between 1974 and 1998, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christafer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christafer performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Christafer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christafer 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 29 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.

Christafer at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

29

Since 1974

25 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1974

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1998

Christafer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1974

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Christafer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 62% of Christafer's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christafer?
29 babies have been named Christafer since 1974. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Christafer most popular?
Christafer was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Christafer been used?
Christafer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 25 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Christafer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christopher, Christian, Chris, Christophe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–1998 (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.