How Many People Are Named Christ?
An estimated 2,140 people in the United States have the first name Christ. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 42 years old, and Christ peaked in popularity in 1923 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christ as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christ paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Christ is overwhelmingly male, 52 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,140
About 1 in 160,166 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1923
69 births
Total Registered
3,992
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christ
Christ is predominantly male (98.7%), though 52 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Christ as a male name
Ranked #3,799 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (69 births)
Christ as a female name
Ranked #16,808 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1965 (6 births)
Christ: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christ span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 565 babies were registered. Christ has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christ by Decade
How has Christ tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christ by State
Birth registrations for Christ span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Texas, Minnesota, Michigan. On average, about 119 Christs were registered per state.
Christ + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christ as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Christ
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Christ: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christ?
We estimate approximately 2,140 people named Christ are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 160,166 Americans share this first name.
Is Christ a common name?
Christ is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,992 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christ most popular?
Christ reached peak popularity in 1923, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christ is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christ a male name?
Christ is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christ Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christ Smith, Christ Johnson, Christ Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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