Boys' name · since 1921
Cristoval
442 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.
- #8,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,178 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
442 babies have been named Cristoval since 1921, making it today's #12178 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cristoval recorded 442 times among boys since 1921, holding rank #12178 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #8,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,178 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristoval ranks #8,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,178 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 442 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,178 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristoval's 442 recorded births place it above 81.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cristoval compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Cristoval's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristoval | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cristoval's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristoval's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristoval popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Cristoval by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (127 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Cristoval's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cristoval births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (29% of all-time use).
Cristoval by state
Where Cristoval concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 12.4% |
| #2 | California | | 41 | 9.3% |
55 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cristoval's data
- Cristoval's decade-level peak was the 2000s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cristovals (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cristoval: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Cristoval 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.