Boys' name · since 1974
Cristo
1,239 babies named Cristo in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cristo is the #6547 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,239 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristo has been recorded 1,239 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #6547 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,547 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,239 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristo ranks #4,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,547 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,239 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristo's 1,239 recorded births place it above 90.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cristo compares
1,239 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Cristo's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cristo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristo's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Cristo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (538 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Cristo's strongest decade.
538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cristo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 209
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
538 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 538 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cristo 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 Cristo's total volume
Cristo by state
Where Cristo concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 294 | 23.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 268 | 21.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
294 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cristo's data
- Cristo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (538 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristos (294 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 Cristo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Cristo 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.