Boys' name · since 1979
Krystopher
Krystopher has 729 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,272 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 729
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krystopher sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 729 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystopher has been recorded 729 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #6,272 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 729 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krystopher ranks #6,272 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 729 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,272 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 729
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krystopher's 729 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Krystopher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krystopher's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krystopher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Krystopher by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (224 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Krystopher's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Krystopher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 224 births (31% of all-time use).
How Krystopher 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 Krystopher's total volume
Krystopher by state
Where Krystopher concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
10 of 729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Krystopher's decade-level peak was the 1990s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Krystophers (10 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krystopher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Krystopher 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.