Boys' name · since 1962
Krzysztof
473 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.
- #8,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 473
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krzysztof currently ranks #12270 among boys' names in America, with 473 babies recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krzysztof has been recorded 473 times among boys since 1962, currently ranked #12270 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #8,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 473 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krzysztof ranks #8,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 473 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 473
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krzysztof's 473 recorded births place it above 82.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Krzysztof compares
473 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Krzysztof's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krzysztof | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 473 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Krzysztof's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krzysztof's full recorded timeline at 1996, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krzysztof popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Krzysztof by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (128 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Krzysztof's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Krzysztof births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 128 births (27% of all-time use).
Krzysztof by state
Where Krzysztof concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 138 | 29.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.3% |
138 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Krzysztof's data
- Krzysztof's decade-level peak was the 1990s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Krzysztofs (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 popularity rank to Krzysztof
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krzysztof: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Krzysztof 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.