Boys' name · since 2006
Christofher
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Christofher, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christofher is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 2006.
Christofher has 25 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2011.
- #27,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christofher ranks #27,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christofher's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Christofher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christofher splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christofher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2011
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Christofher by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Christofher's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Christofher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Christofher's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christofher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2006–2011 (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 Christofher 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.