How Many People Are Named Cristobal?
An estimated 7,206 people in the United States have the first name Cristobal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Cristobal peaked in popularity in 2001 with 249 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristobal 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 Cristobal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,206
About 1 in 47,565 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
249 births
Total Registered
7,896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristobal
Cristobal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,896 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Cristobal as a male name
Ranked #1,480 in 2024
122 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (249 births)
Cristobal as a female name
Ranked #9,800 in 1986
6 female births in 1986
Peak: 1986 (6 births)
Cristobal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristobal span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,858 babies were registered. While Cristobal is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cristobal by Decade
How has Cristobal 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.
Cristobal by State
Birth registrations for Cristobal span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, New Jersey. On average, about 322 Cristobals were registered per state.
Cristobal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristobal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristobal
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristobal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristobal?
We estimate approximately 7,206 people named Cristobal 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 47,565 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristobal a common name?
Cristobal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristobal most popular?
Cristobal reached peak popularity in 2001, when 249 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristobal is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristobal a male name?
Cristobal is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristobal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristobal Smith, Cristobal Johnson, Cristobal 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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