Recorded 1962–1990 Boys' name Peak 1981 176 births

Christorpher — boys' name

176 babies named Christorpher in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s751980s731990s6
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Christorpher was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

14 babies were named Christorpher in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christorpher

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Christorpher between 1962 and 1990, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christorpher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christorpher performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christorpher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christorpher 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 176 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.

Christorpher at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

176

Since 1962

29 years of records

Peak year

1981

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1962

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1990

Christorpher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1962

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1981)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 19901986198319801977197419681962 5

Christorpher by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 43% of Christorpher's all-time total
1960s221970s751980s731990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christorpher?
176 babies have been named Christorpher since 1962. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1981 with 14 births.
When was Christorpher most popular?
Christorpher was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Christorpher been used?
Christorpher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 29 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Christorpher?
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, 1962–1990 (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.