Boys' name · since 1970
Cristofer
4,323 babies named Cristofer in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,323
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,323 babies have been named Cristofer since 1970, making it today's #1938 boys' name.
Cristofer has 4,323 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1938 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,938 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,323 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristofer ranks #1,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,938 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,323 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,323
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristofer's 4,323 recorded births place it above 95.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cristofer compares
4,323 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Cristofer's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristofer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,323 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cristofer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cristofer's full recorded timeline at 1999, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 263 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cristofer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Cristofer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,957 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Cristofer's strongest decade.
1,957 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cristofer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 498
1990s
498 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,957 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,161 births
- 2020s 498
2020s
498 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,957 births (45% of all-time use).
How Cristofer 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 Cristofer's total volume
Cristofer by state
Where Cristofer concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 800 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 513 | 11.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 311 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 196 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 171 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 166 | 3.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 135 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 134 | 3.1% |
800 of 4,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Cristofer appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristofer's data
- Cristofer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,957 total births); usage has since declined to 498 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristofers (800 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristofer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Cristofer 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.