Unisex name · since 1951
Christon
1,239 babies named Christon in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christon currently ranks #7775 among unisex names in America, with 1,239 babies recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Christon recorded 1,239 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #7775 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, 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 1951 to 2025.
- #4,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,239 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christon ranks #4,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,239 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christon's 1,239 recorded births place it above 90.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Christon compares
1,239 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Christon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christon splits its recorded history at 1993: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Christon popularity over time - girls
231 total births recorded since 1974 (Christon as girls' name)
Christon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Christon's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Christon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
128 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (24% of all-time use).
How Christon 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 Christon's total volume
Christon by state
Where Christon concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
48 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Christon's data
- Christon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christons (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Christon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
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 Christon 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.