Recorded 1962–2021 Boys' name Peak 1989 468 births

Krzysztof — boys' name

468 babies named Krzysztof in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s501980s1151990s1282000s1092010s492020s12
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Krzysztof was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Krzysztof in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krzysztof

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Krzysztof between 1962 and 2021, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Krzysztof currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krzysztof performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Krzysztof shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Krzysztof in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krzysztof 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 468 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.

Krzysztof at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

468

Since 1962

60 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1962

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2021

Krzysztof popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1962

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Krzysztof by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 27% of Krzysztof's all-time total
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Krzysztof by state

Where Krzysztof concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Krzysztof
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
138 29.5%
#2 New Jersey
12 2.6%
#3 New York
11 2.4%
Illinois share of Krzysztof's total US births 29.5%
Even split

138 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krzysztof?
468 babies have been named Krzysztof since 1962. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Krzysztof most popular?
Krzysztof was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Krzysztof most popular?
The top states for the name Krzysztof are Illinois (138 births), New Jersey (12 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Krzysztof been used?
Krzysztof has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 60 years of data through 2021.

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, 1962–2021 (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.