Christopher Landreth
There are approximately 26 people named Christopher Landreth living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,182,859 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Christopher with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Landreth. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
26
1 in 13,182,859
Named Christopher
1.9M
Alive today
Named Landreth
4.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.9M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1984
Average age: 41
Top Census group: White (71.5%)
Estimated bearers: 4.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #7,869
Per 100K: 1.35
Top ancestry: White (88.6%)
First name trend
Christopher: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Christopher. The peak year was 1984 with 60,409 births. The average person named Christopher today is 41 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Christopher
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Christopher, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Christopher described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Christopher at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.5% · 1,072,790
- Hispanic or Latino12.4% · 186,193
- Black or African American9.7% · 145,807
- Two or more races3.7% · 55,768
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 31,043
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 8,273
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Landreth surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Landreth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Landreth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Landreth at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.6% · 3,582
- Two or more races5.1% · 207
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 157
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 28
- Black or African American0.6% · 26
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Christopher has a living-bearer frequency of 0.5642% of the US population, based on 1,933,719 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Christopher right now.
The surname Landreth appears at a rate of 1.35 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0014%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 26 people with the full name Christopher Landreth. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Christopher Landreth: questions and answers
How many people are named Christopher Landreth?
We estimate approximately 26 people in the United States share the full name Christopher Landreth. That works out to about 1 in 13,182,859 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.5642%) with the surname frequency (1.35 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Christopher Landreth?
We classify Christopher Landreth as "Very Rare". About 1 in 13,182,859 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Christopher a male or female name?
Christopher is predominantly male. Out of 2,074,303 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Christopher profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Christopher Landreth?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.