Christopher

Given to 2,079,103 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#68

recorded as boys

7 since 2024

Babies in 2025

4,748

boys 4,748

Peak year

1984

60,021 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,079,103

since 1880

Born a Christopher? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Christopher was most popular in 1984, when 60,021 babies recorded as boys got the name (33.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,748 babies were named Christopher, ranking #68 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	4,748	68
2024	<5	—	5,082	61
2023	6	13462	5,198	55
2022	5	15306	5,589	55
2021	11	8978	5,863	52
2020	11	8953	6,216	47
2019	5	15539	7,022	44
2018	9	10545	7,341	42
2017	<5	—	8,319	39
2016	13	8393	9,106	36
2015	15	7613	9,853	32
2014	16	7302	10,390	30
2013	15	7748	10,878	26
2012	19	6576	11,921	23
2011	18	6855	13,027	20
2010	11	9790	14,299	13
2009	23	5891	16,368	10
2008	39	4006	17,966	9
2007	25	5526	20,030	6
2006	39	3854	19,688	8
2005	47	3257	19,174	10
2004	97	1925	19,636	10
2003	42	3412	20,753	9
2002	29	4280	21,689	8
2001	40	3368	23,132	5
2000	50	2854	24,936	5
1999	65	2283	25,604	6
1998	54	2530	27,007	5
1997	59	2283	29,108	4
1996	74	1930	30,904	4
1995	104	1508	32,679	3
1994	103	1511	34,807	2
1993	112	1438	38,237	2
1992	130	1301	42,468	2
1991	158	1122	47,111	2
1990	188	981	52,362	2
1989	242	788	53,186	2
1988	354	577	53,014	2
1987	378	533	54,493	2
1986	409	509	56,693	2
1985	415	492	59,609	2
1984	390	505	60,021	2
1983	418	476	59,324	2
1982	430	483	59,223	2
1981	292	621	50,221	2
1980	312	594	49,079	2
1979	314	580	50,659	2
1978	298	576	47,236	3
1977	278	608	46,721	3
1976	276	589	45,190	3
1975	302	560	46,575	3
1974	288	563	48,585	3
1973	275	578	48,313	2
1972	250	621	52,172	2
1971	270	622	48,225	6
1970	217	710	41,747	6
1969	173	774	35,672	7
1968	132	898	31,468	9
1967	130	897	29,413	9
1966	105	999	27,866	12
1965	83	1177	24,640	18
1964	61	1443	19,627	23
1963	66	1361	18,339	26
1962	69	1332	17,535	26
1961	63	1406	17,223	26
1960	51	1561	15,361	29
1959	41	1720	12,915	35
1958	38	1762	11,079	39
1957	40	1705	8,997	43
1956	32	1897	8,384	47
1955	28	2024	7,922	49
1954	31	1875	6,084	64
1953	24	2122	6,081	63
1952	16	2671	6,302	57
1951	41	1462	5,734	61
1950	31	1679	4,835	72
1949	30	1736	4,000	81
1948	35	1576	3,036	102
1947	30	1752	2,273	127
1946	21	2024	1,599	150
1945	27	1588	1,138	160
1944	10	2946	1,001	170
1943	15	2352	888	184
1942	17	2117	813	195
1941	7	3559	618	215
1940	7	3503	499	241
1939	5	4250	359	292
1938	8	3181	308	313
1937	<5	—	294	312
1936	<5	—	277	323
1935	<5	—	269	334
1934	<5	—	271	329
1933	<5	—	205	381
1932	<5	—	244	354
1931	<5	—	237	364
1930	<5	—	267	344
1929	<5	—	273	337
1928	<5	—	266	349
1927	<5	—	285	340
1926	<5	—	270	353
1925	<5	—	286	345
1924	<5	—	297	338
1923	<5	—	294	342
1922	<5	—	307	331
1921	<5	—	291	346
1920	<5	—	293	339
1919	<5	—	262	352
1918	<5	—	272	351
1917	<5	—	263	340
1916	<5	—	260	329
1915	<5	—	242	341
1914	<5	—	200	321
1913	<5	—	157	322
1912	<5	—	151	290
1911	<5	—	83	289
1910	<5	—	70	296
1909	<5	—	50	325
1908	<5	—	54	296
1907	<5	—	52	294
1906	<5	—	49	286
1905	<5	—	50	280
1904	<5	—	43	294
1903	<5	—	50	257
1902	<5	—	47	274
1901	<5	—	34	302
1900	<5	—	55	277
1899	<5	—	42	257
1898	<5	—	43	274
1897	<5	—	57	232
1896	<5	—	73	206
1895	<5	—	60	227
1894	<5	—	72	202
1893	<5	—	93	157
1892	<5	—	100	159
1891	<5	—	62	199
1890	<5	—	66	201
1889	<5	—	71	187
1888	<5	—	79	187
1887	<5	—	56	205
1886	<5	—	66	200
1885	<5	—	71	183
1884	<5	—	68	196
1883	<5	—	89	144
1882	<5	—	89	155
1881	<5	—	68	173
1880	<5	—	95	142