Christ
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
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Meaning & Origin of Christ
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Christ
The earliest SSA record of Christ as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 15 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 69 newborns named Christ — #803 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Christ ranks #3,633 for baby boys with 31 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Christ
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Christ. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Christ
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About the name Christ
Christ is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Christ's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #360. Use the chart and map above to compare Christ's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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