Boys' name · since 1962
Christorpher
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.
- #13,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
176 boys have been named Christorpher since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Christorpher recorded 176 times among boys since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1990.
- #13,727 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 176 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christorpher ranks #13,727 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christorpher's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Christorpher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christorpher's full recorded timeline at 1979, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christorpher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1990
- Peak year (1981)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Christorpher by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Christorpher's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Christorpher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Christorpher's data
- Christorpher's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Christorpher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1962–1990 (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 Christorpher 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.