Recorded 1970–2015 Boys' name Peak 1998 59 births

Christof — boys' name

59 babies named Christof in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

59 boys have been named Christof since 1970, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

59
total births
1970–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Christof was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Christof in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christof

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Christof between 1970 and 2015, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christof currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christof performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christof shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christof 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 59 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.

Christof at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

59

Since 1970

46 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1970

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2015

Christof popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1970

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Christof by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 44% of Christof's all-time total
1970s51990s262000s182010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christof?
59 babies have been named Christof since 1970. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Christof most popular?
Christof was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Christof been used?
Christof has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 46 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Christof?
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.

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, 1970–2015 (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.