Christon
The Story of Christon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Christon as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 14 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Christon — #2,928 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Christons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 231 Christons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Christon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 43 births, good for #2,126 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Christons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,289 among boy names with 9 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 1K Christons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Christon
Christon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Christon's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,834. Use the chart and map above to compare Christon'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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