Recorded 1921–2020 Boys' name Peak 2001 437 births

Cristoval — boys' name

437 babies named Cristoval in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51960s171970s471980s701990s1102000s1272010s512020s5
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Cristoval was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Cristoval in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristoval

The Social Security Administration has registered 437 babies named Cristoval between 1921 and 2020, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cristoval currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristoval performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cristoval shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristoval in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristoval in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 437 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cristoval at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

437

Since 1921

100 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1921

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2020

Cristoval popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1921

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Cristoval by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
127 births that decade — 29% of Cristoval's all-time total
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Cristoval by state

Where Cristoval concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cristoval
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
55 12.6%
#2 California
41 9.4%
Texas share of Cristoval's total US births 12.6%
Even split

55 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristoval?
437 babies have been named Cristoval since 1921. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Cristoval most popular?
Cristoval was most popular in the 2000s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Cristoval most popular?
The top states for the name Cristoval are Texas (55 births), California (41 births).
How long has the name Cristoval been used?
Cristoval has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 100 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Cristoval?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristian, Cristopher, Cristobal, Cristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.