Recorded 1960–1989 Boys' name Peak 1971 315 births

Christropher — boys' name

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.

1960s711970s1701980s74
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Christropher was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

30 babies were named Christropher in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christropher

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Christropher between 1960 and 1989, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christropher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christropher performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Christropher shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Christropher in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christropher 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 315 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.

Christropher at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

315

Since 1960

30 years of records

Peak year

1971

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1960

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1989

Christropher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1960

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1971)
30
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 19891985198019761972196819641960 10

Christropher by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
170 births that decade — 54% of Christropher's all-time total
1960s711970s1701980s74

Christropher by state

Where Christropher concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Christropher
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Christropher's total US births 1.6%

5 of 315 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christropher?
315 babies have been named Christropher since 1960. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1971 with 30 births.
When was Christropher most popular?
Christropher was most popular in the 1970s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Christropher most popular?
The top states for the name Christropher are California (5 births).
How long has the name Christropher been used?
Christropher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 30 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Christropher?
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, 1960–1989 (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.