How Many People Are Named Christopher?
people named Christopher are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 179 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,079,103 babies named Christopher in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐⭐ Very Common
Peak Year
60,411 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing CHRIST", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Christopher in English. Counting Christopher and these spellings together, about 1,961,604 people alive in the US have the name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Christopher (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Christopher alive today is about 40 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Christopher first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1984, to 60,411 babies. In 2025, 4,748 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Christopher reached #2 among boys' names in 1972 to 1973 and 1979 to 1994, and was in the top 10 for 43 years, 1967 to 2009. In 2025 it ranked #68.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #68 |
| Best rank | #2 (1972 to 1973 and 1979 to 1994) |
| Years in the top 10 | 43 |
| Years in the top 100 | 77 (1949 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Christopher alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Christopher were born in California than in any other state: about 208,886 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Christopher was given 1.4 times as often in Connecticut, 1.4 times in Rhode Island and 1.3 times in Delaware.
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