Boys' name · since 1913
Christo
Christo has 628 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 628
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 628 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christo has been recorded 628 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #6,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 628 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christo ranks #6,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 628 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 628
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christo's 628 recorded births place it above 84.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Christo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christo splits its recorded history at 1980: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Christo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (120 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Christo's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Christo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 120 births (19% of all-time use).
How Christo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Christo's total volume
Christo by state
Where Christo concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 73 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 1.0% |
73 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Christo's data
- Christo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Christos (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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 Christo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Christo 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.