Recorded 1962–2001 Boys' name Peak 1983 276 births

Christerpher — boys' name

276 babies named Christerpher in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s921980s1051990s562000s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Christerpher was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

15 babies were named Christerpher in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christerpher

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Christerpher between 1962 and 2001, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christerpher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christerpher performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Christerpher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christerpher 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 276 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.

Christerpher at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

276

Since 1962

40 years of records

Peak year

1983

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1962

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2001

Christerpher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1962

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1983)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 200119951990198619821978197419681962 5

Christerpher by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
105 births that decade — 38% of Christerpher's all-time total
1960s181970s921980s1051990s562000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christerpher?
276 babies have been named Christerpher since 1962. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1983 with 15 births.
When was Christerpher most popular?
Christerpher was most popular in the 1980s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Christerpher been used?
Christerpher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 40 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Christerpher?
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.

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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, 1962–2001 (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.