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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Christ

Used in both girl and boy records

Christ appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Christ by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDChrist as a girl’s nameUS records 1958–2016
#28845girl rank1972peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDChrist as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#1853boy rank1923peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Christ in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19656 uses#581219651958–201610 listed years
Boy192369 uses#36018811880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.