Boys' name · since 1989
Cristiano
3,898 babies named Cristiano in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,898
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cristiano is the #1288 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,898 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Cristiano recorded 3,898 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #1288 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,898 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristiano ranks #2,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,898 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,898
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cristiano's 3,898 recorded births place it above 95.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cristiano compares
3,898 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Cristiano's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristiano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,898 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 267 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cristiano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cristiano splits its recorded history at 2008: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 267 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cristiano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 267
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cristiano by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,246 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Cristiano's strongest decade.
2,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cristiano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 474
2000s
474 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,246 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,097 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,246 births (58% of all-time use).
How Cristiano 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 Cristiano's total volume
Cristiano by state
Where Cristiano concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 757 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 511 | 13.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 268 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 244 | 6.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 181 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 147 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 139 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 78 | 2.0% |
757 of 3,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Cristiano appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristiano's data
- Cristiano's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,246 total births) through the 2020s (1,097) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cristianos (757 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristiano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Cristiano 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.