Recorded 1964–2018 Girls' name Peak 1984 160 births

Christmas — girls' name

160 babies named Christmas in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s121980s761990s402010s17

The verdict

160 girls have been named Christmas since 1964, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

160
total births
1964–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Christmas was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

14 babies were named Christmas in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christmas

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Christmas between 1964 and 2018, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christmas currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christmas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Christmas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christmas 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 160 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.

Christmas at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

160

Since 1964

55 years of records

Peak year

1984

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1964

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2018

Christmas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1964

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1984)
14
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
46810121416 20181997199219881985198219791964 5

Christmas by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 48% of Christmas's all-time total
1960s151970s121980s761990s402010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christmas?
160 babies have been named Christmas since 1964. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1984 with 14 births.
When was Christmas most popular?
Christmas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Christmas been used?
Christmas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 55 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Christmas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1964–2018 (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.