Christopher
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #68 for boys in 2025, 4,748 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 60,021 births
- Debut · boys
- 95 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 77 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,069,596since 1880
Christopher over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #68 | 4,748 | |
| 2024 | — | #61 | 5,082 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #55 | 5,198 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #55 | 5,589 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #52 | 5,863 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #47 | 6,216 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #44 | 7,022 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #42 | 7,341 |
| 2017 | — | #39 | 8,319 | |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #36 | 9,106 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #32 | 9,853 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #30 | 10,390 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #26 | 10,878 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #23 | 11,921 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #20 | 13,027 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #13 | 14,299 |
| 2009 | #5,891 | 23 | #10 | 16,368 |
| 2008 | #4,006 | 39 | #9 | 17,966 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #6 | 20,030 |
| 2006 | #3,854 | 39 | #8 | 19,688 |
| 2005 | #3,257 | 47 | #10 | 19,174 |
| 2004 | #1,925 | 97 | #10 | 19,636 |
| 2003 | #3,412 | 42 | #9 | 20,753 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #8 | 21,689 |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | #5 | 23,132 |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 | #5 | 24,936 |
| 1999 | #2,283 | 65 | #6 | 25,604 |
| 1998 | #2,530 | 54 | #5 | 27,007 |
| 1997 | #2,283 | 59 | #4 | 29,108 |
| 1996 | #1,930 | 74 | #4 | 30,904 |
| 1995 | #1,508 | 104 | #3 | 32,679 |
| 1994 | #1,511 | 103 | #2 | 34,807 |
| 1993 | #1,438 | 112 | #2 | 38,237 |
| 1992 | #1,301 | 130 | #2 | 42,468 |
| 1991 | #1,122 | 158 | #2 | 47,111 |
| 1990 | #981 | 188 | #2 | 52,362 |
| 1989 | #788 | 242 | #2 | 53,186 |
| 1988 | #577 | 354 | #2 | 53,014 |
| 1987 | #533 | 378 | #2 | 54,493 |
| 1986 | #509 | 409 | #2 | 56,693 |
| 1985 | #492 | 415 | #2 | 59,609 |
| 1984 | #505 | 390 | #2 | 60,021 |
| 1983 | #476 | 418 | #2 | 59,324 |
| 1982 | #483 | 430 | #2 | 59,223 |
| 1981 | #621 | 292 | #2 | 50,221 |
| 1980 | #594 | 312 | #2 | 49,079 |
| 1979 | #580 | 314 | #2 | 50,659 |
| 1978 | #576 | 298 | #3 | 47,236 |
| 1977 | #608 | 278 | #3 | 46,721 |
| 1976 | #589 | 276 | #3 | 45,190 |
| 1975 | #560 | 302 | #3 | 46,575 |
| 1974 | #563 | 288 | #3 | 48,585 |
| 1973 | #578 | 275 | #2 | 48,313 |
| 1972 | #621 | 250 | #2 | 52,172 |
| 1971 | #622 | 270 | #6 | 48,225 |
| 1970 | #710 | 217 | #6 | 41,747 |
| 1969 | #774 | 173 | #7 | 35,672 |
| 1968 | #898 | 132 | #9 | 31,468 |
| 1967 | #897 | 130 | #9 | 29,413 |
| 1966 | #999 | 105 | #12 | 27,866 |
| 1965 | #1,177 | 83 | #18 | 24,640 |
| 1964 | #1,443 | 61 | #23 | 19,627 |
| 1963 | #1,361 | 66 | #26 | 18,339 |
| 1962 | #1,332 | 69 | #26 | 17,535 |
| 1961 | #1,406 | 63 | #26 | 17,223 |
| 1960 | #1,561 | 51 | #29 | 15,361 |
| 1959 | #1,720 | 41 | #35 | 12,915 |
| 1958 | #1,762 | 38 | #39 | 11,079 |
| 1957 | #1,705 | 40 | #43 | 8,997 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 | #47 | 8,384 |
| 1955 | #2,024 | 28 | #49 | 7,922 |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | #64 | 6,084 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #63 | 6,081 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #57 | 6,302 |
| 1951 | #1,462 | 41 | #61 | 5,734 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | #72 | 4,835 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #81 | 4,000 |
| 1948 | #1,576 | 35 | #102 | 3,036 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | #127 | 2,273 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #150 | 1,599 |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | #160 | 1,138 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #170 | 1,001 |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | #184 | 888 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #195 | 813 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #215 | 618 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #241 | 499 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #292 | 359 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #313 | 308 |
| 1937 | — | #312 | 294 | |
| 1936 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1935 | — | #334 | 269 | |
| 1934 | — | #329 | 271 | |
| 1933 | — | #381 | 205 | |
| 1932 | — | #354 | 244 | |
| 1931 | — | #364 | 237 | |
| 1930 | — | #344 | 267 | |
| 1929 | — | #337 | 273 | |
| 1928 | — | #349 | 266 | |
| 1927 | — | #340 | 285 | |
| 1926 | — | #353 | 270 | |
| 1925 | — | #345 | 286 | |
| 1924 | — | #338 | 297 | |
| 1923 | — | #342 | 294 | |
| 1922 | — | #331 | 307 | |
| 1921 | — | #346 | 291 | |
| 1920 | — | #339 | 293 | |
| 1919 | — | #352 | 262 | |
| 1918 | — | #351 | 272 | |
| 1917 | — | #340 | 263 | |
| 1916 | — | #329 | 260 | |
| 1915 | — | #341 | 242 | |
| 1914 | — | #321 | 200 | |
| 1913 | — | #322 | 157 | |
| 1912 | — | #290 | 151 | |
| 1911 | — | #289 | 83 | |
| 1910 | — | #296 | 70 | |
| 1909 | — | #325 | 50 | |
| 1908 | — | #296 | 54 | |
| 1907 | — | #294 | 52 | |
| 1906 | — | #286 | 49 | |
| 1905 | — | #280 | 50 | |
| 1904 | — | #294 | 43 | |
| 1903 | — | #257 | 50 | |
| 1902 | — | #274 | 47 | |
| 1901 | — | #302 | 34 | |
| 1900 | — | #277 | 55 | |
| 1899 | — | #257 | 42 | |
| 1898 | — | #274 | 43 | |
| 1897 | — | #232 | 57 | |
| 1896 | — | #206 | 73 | |
| 1895 | — | #227 | 60 | |
| 1894 | — | #202 | 72 | |
| 1893 | — | #157 | 93 | |
| 1892 | — | #159 | 100 | |
| 1891 | — | #199 | 62 | |
| 1890 | — | #201 | 66 | |
| 1889 | — | #187 | 71 | |
| 1888 | — | #187 | 79 | |
| 1887 | — | #205 | 56 | |
| 1886 | — | #200 | 66 | |
| 1885 | — | #183 | 71 | |
| 1884 | — | #196 | 68 | |
| 1883 | — | #144 | 89 | |
| 1882 | — | #155 | 89 | |
| 1881 | — | #173 | 68 | |
| 1880 | — | #142 | 95 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Christopher was already there! It came in at #142, and was given to 95 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 51 boys a year got the name.
See more about Christopher
- 7 spots since 2024 (#61 → #68)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#47 → #68)
- 36 spots since 2015 (#32 → #68)
- Biggest jump: 52 spots in 1934 (#381 → #329)
- Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1884 (#144 → #196)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #2 (60,021 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: 43 yrs · run 1967–2009
- Top 100: 77 yrs · run 1949–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 30 boys born in 1984 were named Christopher (3.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 360 boys born in 2025 (0.28%)
- 26.8% of all boys named Christopher (554,863) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 752 | #142 (1880) | #177 |
| 1890s | 668 | #157 (1893) | #211 |
| 1900s | 484 | #257 (1903) | #289 |
| 1910s | 1,960 | #289 (1911) | #323 |
| 1920s | 2,862 | #331 (1922) | #342 |
| 1930s | 2,731 | #292 (1939) | #335 |
| 1940s | 15,865 | #81 (1949) | #163 |
| 1950s | 78,333 | #35 (1959) | #53 |
| 1960s | 237,144 | #7 (1969) | #19 |
| 1970s | 475,423 | #2 (1972) | #3 |
| 1980s | 554,863 | #2 (1984) | #2 |
| 1990s | 360,287 | #2 (1990) | #3 |
| 2000s | 203,372 | #5 (2000) | #8 |
| 2010s | 102,156 | #13 (2010) | #31 |
| 2020s | 32,696 | #47 (2020) | #56 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Christopher in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 119,007 of them was named Christopher, which outranked 60.2% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,266Zerina16
- #7,266Zharia16
- #7,266Zuriyah16
- #7,613Christopher15
- #7,613Aamirah15
- #7,613Aara15
- #7,613Aasha15
- #8,008Aarilyn14
- #8,008Aariya14
- #8,008Adalay14
Tied with 394 names at #7,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 195 of them was named Christopher, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.