Christ Boy

How popular is Christ?

#3,378 boy name in 2025

34 baby boys were named Christ in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.

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2,106living people named Christ (est.)
37median age of people named Christ
4,029babies named Christ since 1880
1 in 97,510US babies born in 2025

Christ popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,378 for boys (▲ 225 from 2024)
Babies in 202534 boys
10-year trendSteady (-8% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,084 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020
Peak year1923 (69 boys)
Highest rank#360 in 1881
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)98% boys, 2% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Christ is most popular

Babies named Christ per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  2. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)

Christ by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s181#360
1890s162#376
1900s99#650
1910s347#804
1920s565#786
1930s339#944
1940s216#1,381
1950s261#1,322
1960s292#1,294
1970s258#1,473
1980s195#2,206
1990s224#2,495
2000s364#2,520
2010s317#2,625
2020s157#3,378

Boy names about as popular as Christ

Questions

Is Christ a boy or girl name?
Christ is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Christ were boys.
How popular is the name Christ?
34 baby boys were named Christ in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
When was Christ most popular?
Christ peaked in 1923, when 69 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #360 in 1881.
How many people are named Christ?
4,029 babies have been named Christ in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,106 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Where is Christ most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Christ was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.