Recorded 1966–2009 Boys' name Peak 1987 620 births

Christipher — boys' name

620 babies named Christipher in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s1511980s2531990s1432000s49
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Christipher was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

35 babies were named Christipher in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christipher

The Social Security Administration has registered 620 babies named Christipher between 1966 and 2009, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christipher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christipher performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Christipher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Christipher in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christipher 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 620 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.

Christipher at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

620

Since 1966

44 years of records

Peak year

1987

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1966

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2009

Christipher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1966

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
35
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 200920021996199119861981197619711966 8

Christipher by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
253 births that decade — 41% of Christipher's all-time total
1960s241970s1511980s2531990s1432000s49

Christipher by state

Where Christipher concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Christipher
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 5.8%
California share of Christipher's total US births 5.8%

36 of 620 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christipher?
620 babies have been named Christipher since 1966. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 35 births.
When was Christipher most popular?
Christipher was most popular in the 1980s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Christipher most popular?
The top states for the name Christipher are California (36 births).
How long has the name Christipher been used?
Christipher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 44 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Christipher?
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, 1966–2009 (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.