Boys' name · since 1960
Christropher
315 babies named Christropher in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 315
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
315 boys have been named Christropher since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christropher has been recorded 315 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1989.
- #10,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 315 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christropher ranks #10,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 315
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Christropher's 315 recorded births place it above 77.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Christropher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christropher's full recorded timeline at 1975, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christropher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1989
- Peak year (1971)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Christropher by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (170 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Christropher's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Christropher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 170 births (54% of all-time use).
Christropher by state
Where Christropher concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 315 births nationwide.
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What to do with Christropher's data
- Christropher's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 1980s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Christrophers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Christropher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1960–1989 (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 Christropher 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.