Recorded 1974–1983 Boys' name Peak 1974 28 births

Christophen — boys' name

28 babies named Christophen in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s16

The verdict

28 boys have been named Christophen since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1983.

28
total births
1974–1983
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Christophen was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Christophen in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christophen

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Christophen between 1974 and 1983, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christophen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christophen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Christophen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christophen 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 28 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.

Christophen at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

28

Since 1974

10 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1974

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1983

Christophen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1974

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19831982198119781974 7

Christophen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 57% of Christophen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christophen?
28 babies have been named Christophen since 1974. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Christophen most popular?
Christophen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Christophen been used?
Christophen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 10 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Christophen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christopher, Christian, Chris, Christophe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.