Boys' name · since 1914
Crist
866 babies named Crist in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 866
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Crist is the #6486 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 866 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Crist recorded 866 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #6486 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,486 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 866 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crist ranks #5,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,486 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 866 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 866
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Crist's 866 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Crist compares
866 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Crist's all-time total is 135% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Crist | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 866 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Crist's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Crist's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Crist popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Crist by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (98 births, 11% of the file).
1950s was Crist's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Crist births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 98 births (11% of all-time use).
How Crist 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 Crist's total volume
Crist by state
Where Crist concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 32 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
35 of 866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Crist's data
- Crist's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Crists (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Crist: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Crist 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.