Christifer — boys' name

What the Data Says About Christifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Christifer between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christifer performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christifer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christifer 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 179 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.