Boys' name · since 1991
Christoff
55 babies named Christoff in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christoff sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Christoff recorded 55 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2021.
- #21,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christoff ranks #21,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christoff's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Christoff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christoff splits its recorded history at 2001: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christoff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Christoff by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Christoff's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Christoff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Christoff's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Christoff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1991–2021 (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 Christoff 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.