Chiquita vs Chistopher
American parents have registered 6,225 Chiquitas since 1880, against 1,446 Chistophers. But in 2025 it was Chistopher that was commoner, 7 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Chiquita Chistopher
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 91 years in which either name was published, Chiquita for 71 years and Chistopher for 20 years. The lead changed hands 5 times.
- 1917–1995 Chiquita ahead
- 1996 Chistopher ahead
- 1997–1998 Chiquita ahead
- 1999 Chistopher ahead
- 2000 Chiquita ahead
- 2001–2025 Chistopher ahead
Side by side
| Chiquita | Chistopher | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 6,225 | 1,446 |
| Most in one year | 373 | 59 |
| Babies in 2025 | under 5 | 7 |
| Estimated living today | 5,700 | 1,300 |
| Median age today | 45 | 42 |
| Peak year | 1985 | 1985 |
| Best rank | 532nd girls | 1,242nd boys |
| Rank in 2025 | unranked | 9,714th |
| First recorded | 1917 | 1958 |
| Girls / boys | 6,219 / 6 | 0 / 1,446 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Chiquitas alive today are over 45; half the Chistophers are over 42. That is 3 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Chiquita Mississippi (7.0×), Georgia (5.7×), the District of Columbia (4.8×)
- Chistopher California (5.5×), Texas (3.3×), New York (0.9×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Chiquita and Chistopher.