Boys' name · since 1947
Kristopher
Kristopher has 63,251 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63,251
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristopher currently ranks #1189 among boys' names in America, with 63,251 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristopher has been recorded 63,251 times among boys since 1947, currently ranked #1189 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,189 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 63,251 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristopher ranks #433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,189 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63,251 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 63,251
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristopher's 63,251 recorded births place it above 99.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristopher compares
63,251 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Kristopher's all-time total is 171x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristopher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 63,251 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,525 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kristopher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristopher splits its recorded history at 1986: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 2,525 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristopher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 2,525
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Kristopher popularity over time - girls
297 total births recorded since 1972 (Kristopher as girls' name)
Kristopher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20,068 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Kristopher's strongest decade.
20,068 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kristopher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 426
1950s
426 births
- 1960s 1,628
1960s
1,628 births
- 1970s
1970s
13,883 births
- 1980s
1980s
20,068 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,774 births
- 2000s 7,752
2000s
7,752 births
- 2010s 4,392
2010s
4,392 births
- 2020s 1,305
2020s
1,305 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20,068 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kristopher 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 Kristopher's total volume
Kristopher by state
Where Kristopher concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,875 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,874 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,134 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,120 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,738 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,694 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,660 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,334 | 3.7% |
6,875 of 63,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kristopher appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristopher's data
- Kristopher's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20,068 total births); usage has since declined to 1,305 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristophers (6,875 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 Kristopher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Kristopher 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.