Boys' name · since 1952
Christoph
Christoph has 1,192 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,192 babies have been named Christoph since 1952, making it today's #6512 boys' name.
Christoph has 1,192 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6512 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #4,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,512 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,192 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christoph ranks #4,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,512 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,192 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,192
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Christoph's 1,192 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Christoph compares
1,192 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Christoph's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christoph | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christoph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christoph's full recorded timeline at 1989, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christoph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Christoph by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (249 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Christoph's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Christoph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 64
1950s
64 births
- 1960s
1960s
249 births
- 1970s
1970s
190 births
- 1980s
1980s
148 births
- 1990s
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 249 births (21% of all-time use).
How Christoph 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 Christoph's total volume
Christoph by state
Where Christoph concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
52 of 1,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Christoph's data
- Christoph's decade-level peak was the 1960s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christophs (52 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christoph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Christoph 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.