Christphor — boys' name
261 babies named Christphor in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
261 boys have been named Christphor since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.
- 261
- total births
- 1961–1993
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
54% of everyone ever named Christphor was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Christphor in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Christphor
The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Christphor between 1961 and 1993, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christphor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 26 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Christphor performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Christphor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Christphor 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 261 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.
Christphor at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Christphor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1961
- Peak year (1972)
- 26
- Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1993.
261 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 26 births in a single year.
Christphor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 140 births that decade — 54% of Christphor's all-time total
Christphor decade highlights
- Peak decade 140 births
- Runner-up 72 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Christphor's strongest decade
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
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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, 1961–1993 (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.