Girls' name · since 1964
Christmas
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 160 babies named Christmas, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christmas sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 160 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christmas has been recorded 160 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2018.
- #22,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 160 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christmas ranks #22,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christmas's 160 recorded births place it above 69.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Christmas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Christmas's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Christmas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2018
- Peak year (1984)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Christmas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (76 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Christmas's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Christmas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 76 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Christmas's data
- Christmas's decade-level peak was the 1980s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christmas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1964–2018 (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 Christmas 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.