Boys' name · since 1951
Christofer
Christofer has 3,856 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,856
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christofer currently ranks #4569 among boys' names in America, with 3,856 babies recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Christofer recorded 3,856 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #4569 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #2,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,569 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,856 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christofer ranks #2,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,569 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,856 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,856
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christofer's 3,856 recorded births place it above 95.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Christofer compares
3,856 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christofer's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christofer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,856 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 136 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christofer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christofer's full recorded timeline at 1988, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 136 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christofer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Christofer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,008 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Christofer's strongest decade.
1,008 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Christofer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s 166
1960s
166 births
- 1970s
1970s
489 births
- 1980s
1980s
633 births
- 1990s
1990s
784 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,008 births
- 2010s
2010s
545 births
- 2020s 157
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,008 births (26% of all-time use).
How Christofer 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 Christofer's total volume
Christofer by state
Where Christofer concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 518 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 332 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 143 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 128 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 39 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 39 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 35 | 0.9% |
518 of 3,856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Christofer appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christofer's data
- Christofer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,008 total births); usage has since declined to 157 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christofers (518 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christofer
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christofer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Christofer 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.