Boys' name · since 1972
Chrstopher
Chrstopher has 74 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
74 boys have been named Chrstopher since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chrstopher recorded 74 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1994.
- #19,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrstopher ranks #19,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrstopher's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chrstopher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrstopher's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrstopher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1994
- Peak year (1982)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Chrstopher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (44 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Chrstopher's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Chrstopher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 44 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Chrstopher's decade-level peak was the 1980s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrstopher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1972–1994 (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 Chrstopher 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.