Christoph — #9095 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Christoph

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,178 babies named Christoph between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christoph currently holds the #9095 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christoph performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Christoph shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Christoph in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christoph in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,178 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.