Christ
Christ was the 3392nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 363rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 300 places. More babies were named Christ in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,392 boys, up 1,682 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192369 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,029babies recorded
Christ popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 52 since 1958.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,392 | 34 |
| 2020 | #5,074 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,727 | 28 |
| 2000 | #2,536 | 37 |
| 1990 | #3,189 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,377 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,805 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,529 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,623 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,479 | 21 |
| 1930 | #946 | 51 |
| 1920 | #990 | 48 |
| 1910 | #1,131 | 9 |
| 1900 | #795 | 11 |
| 1890 | #406 | 20 |
| 1880 | #467 | 15 |
How popular is Christ, counting every spelling?
Christ has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Christ?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Christ (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Christ born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Christ.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Christ?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Christ are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 17 and 59. That makes Christ mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Christ by state
How common Christ was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Christ: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Christ, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Christ
How popular is the name Christ?
Christ was the 3392nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 363rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved down 300 places. More babies were named Christ in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Christ a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Christ in the US.
Where is Christ most popular?
In 2021–2025, Christ was most common in Pennsylvania (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Florida.