Boys' name · since 1950
Christoper
Christoper has 3,161 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,161
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,161 babies have been named Christoper since 1950, making it today's #10861 boys' name.
Christoper has 3,161 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10861 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,448 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,861 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,161 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christoper ranks #2,448 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,861 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,161 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,161
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christoper's 3,161 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Christoper compares
3,161 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Christoper's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christoper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,161 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christoper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Christoper's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Christoper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Christoper by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (998 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Christoper's strongest decade.
998 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Christoper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 139
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
404 births
- 1970s
1970s
812 births
- 1980s
1980s
998 births
- 1990s
1990s
453 births
- 2000s 242
2000s
242 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 998 births (32% of all-time use).
How Christoper 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 Christoper's total volume
Christoper by state
Where Christoper concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 391 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 180 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 177 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 61 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 57 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 21 | 0.7% |
391 of 3,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Christoper appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christoper's data
- Christoper's decade-level peak was the 1980s (998 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christopers (391 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christoper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Christoper 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.