Boys' name · since 1915
Christos
Christos has 2,890 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,890
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Christos is the #3469 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,890 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Christos recorded 2,890 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #3469 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #2,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,469 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,890 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christos ranks #2,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,469 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,890 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,890
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christos's 2,890 recorded births place it above 94.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Christos compares
2,890 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Christos's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,890 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Christos's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Christos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Christos by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (485 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Christos's strongest decade.
485 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Christos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 86
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 93
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
226 births
- 1970s
1970s
485 births
- 1980s
1980s
458 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s
2000s
463 births
- 2010s
2010s
386 births
- 2020s 180
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 485 births (17% of all-time use).
How Christos 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 Christos's total volume
Christos by state
Where Christos concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 654 | 22.6% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 268 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 133 | 4.6% |
| #4 | California | | 82 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 76 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 21 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.2% |
654 of 2,890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Christos appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christos's data
- Christos's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (485 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Christoss (654 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christos
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Christos 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.