Christopher Overview
Christopher Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Christopher?
Christopher means “bearer of Christ.” People with this name are often seen as kind-hearted and dependable, with a strong sense of duty and a natural inclination to help others.
What Is the Origin of The Name Christopher?
Christopher has Greek origins, deriving from the Greek name “Christophoros,” which means “Christ-bearer.” The name gained popularity in Christian communities due to its religious significance, becoming widespread in the early centuries of Christianity and continuing to be a common name throughout history.
Christopher Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Christopher
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 55 No change from 2022 | 5171 (-399 from 2022) | 0.28239 |
2022 | 55 (-3 from 2021) | 5570 (-279 from 2021) | 0.29739 |
2021 | 52 (-5 from 2020) | 5849 (-356 from 2020) | 0.31218 |
2020 | 47 (-3 from 2019) | 6205 (-803 from 2019) | 0.33547 |
2019 | 44 (-2 from 2018) | 7008 (-320 from 2018) | 0.36466 |
2018 | 42 (-3 from 2017) | 7328 (-984 from 2017) | 0.37700 |
2017 | 39 (-3 from 2016) | 8312 (-786 from 2016) | 0.41998 |
2016 | 36 (-4 from 2015) | 9098 (-752 from 2015) | 0.44914 |
2015 | 32 (-2 from 2014) | 9850 (-531 from 2014) | 0.48179 |
2014 | 30 (-4 from 2013) | 10381 (-494 from 2013) | 0.50658 |
2013 | 26 (-3 from 2012) | 10875 (-1041 from 2012) | 0.53818 |
2012 | 23 (-3 from 2011) | 11916 (-1106 from 2011) | 0.58723 |
2011 | 20 (-7 from 2010) | 13022 (-1272 from 2010) | 0.64103 |
2010 | 13 (-3 from 2009) | 14294 (-2070 from 2009) | 0.69577 |
2009 | 10 (-1 from 2008) | 16364 (-1600 from 2008) | 0.77155 |
2008 | 9 (-3 from 2007) | 17964 (-2065 from 2007) | 0.82388 |
2007 | 6 (+2 from 2006) | 20029 (+341 from 2006) | 0.90421 |
2006 | 8 (+2 from 2005) | 19688 (+515 from 2005) | 0.89803 |
2005 | 10 No change from 2004 | 19173 (-463 from 2004) | 0.90127 |
2004 | 10 (-1 from 2003) | 19636 (-1117 from 2003) | 0.92914 |
2003 | 9 (-1 from 2002) | 20753 (-936 from 2002) | 0.98769 |
2002 | 8 (-3 from 2001) | 21689 (-1442 from 2001) | 1.04947 |
2001 | 5 No change from 2000 | 23131 (-1805 from 2000) | 1.11830 |
2000 | 5 (+1 from 1999) | 24936 (-669 from 1999) | 1.19407 |
1999 | 6 (-1 from 1998) | 25605 (-1401 from 1998) | 1.25576 |
1998 | 5 (-1 from 1997) | 27006 (-2100 from 1997) | 1.33189 |
1997 | 4 No change from 1996 | 29106 (-1797 from 1996) | 1.45691 |
1996 | 4 (-1 from 1995) | 30903 (-1772 from 1995) | 1.54228 |
1995 | 3 (-1 from 1994) | 32675 (-2130 from 1994) | 1.62452 |
1994 | 2 No change from 1993 | 34805 (-3430 from 1993) | 1.70751 |
1993 | 2 No change from 1992 | 38235 (-4231 from 1992) | 1.85111 |
1992 | 2 No change from 1991 | 42466 (-4643 from 1991) | 2.02299 |
1991 | 2 No change from 1990 | 47109 (-5245 from 1990) | 2.22245 |
1990 | 2 No change from 1989 | 52354 (-831 from 1989) | 2.43277 |
1989 | 2 No change from 1988 | 53185 (+172 from 1988) | 2.53747 |
1988 | 2 No change from 1987 | 53013 (-1480 from 1987) | 2.64765 |
1987 | 2 No change from 1986 | 54493 (-2201 from 1986) | 2.79421 |
1986 | 2 No change from 1985 | 56694 (-2917 from 1985) | 2.95022 |
1985 | 2 No change from 1984 | 59611 (-411 from 1984) | 3.09763 |
1984 | 2 No change from 1983 | 60022 (+696 from 1983) | 3.19827 |
1983 | 2 No change from 1982 | 59326 (+96 from 1982) | 3.18343 |
1982 | 2 No change from 1981 | 59230 (+9010 from 1981) | 3.13854 |
1981 | 2 No change from 1980 | 50220 (+1138 from 1980) | 2.69655 |
1980 | 2 No change from 1979 | 49082 (-1586 from 1979) | 2.64627 |
1979 | 2 (+1 from 1978) | 50668 (+3431 from 1978) | 2.82853 |
1978 | 3 No change from 1977 | 47237 (+511 from 1977) | 2.76465 |
1977 | 3 No change from 1976 | 46726 (+1531 from 1976) | 2.73354 |
1976 | 3 No change from 1975 | 45195 (-1380 from 1975) | 2.76830 |
1975 | 3 No change from 1974 | 46575 (-2017 from 1974) | 2.87075 |
1974 | 3 (-1 from 1973) | 48592 (+281 from 1973) | 2.98065 |
1973 | 2 No change from 1972 | 48311 (-3865 from 1972) | 2.99391 |
1972 | 2 (+4 from 1971) | 52176 (+3954 from 1971) | 3.11676 |
1971 | 6 No change from 1970 | 48222 (+6470 from 1970) | 2.65267 |
1970 | 6 (+1 from 1969) | 41752 (+6075 from 1969) | 2.19196 |
1969 | 7 (+2 from 1968) | 35677 (+4210 from 1968) | 1.95046 |
1968 | 9 No change from 1967 | 31467 (+2052 from 1967) | 1.77235 |
1967 | 9 (+3 from 1966) | 29415 (+1549 from 1966) | 1.65306 |
1966 | 12 (+6 from 1965) | 27866 (+3225 from 1965) | 1.53309 |
1965 | 18 (+5 from 1964) | 24641 (+5013 from 1964) | 1.30059 |
1964 | 23 (+3 from 1963) | 19628 (+1281 from 1963) | 0.96831 |
1963 | 26 No change from 1962 | 18347 (+818 from 1962) | 0.88863 |
1962 | 26 No change from 1961 | 17529 (+313 from 1961) | 0.83404 |
1961 | 26 (+3 from 1960) | 17216 (+1855 from 1960) | 0.79815 |
1960 | 29 (+6 from 1959) | 15361 (+2464 from 1959) | 0.70940 |
1959 | 35 (+4 from 1958) | 12897 (+1817 from 1958) | 0.59530 |
1958 | 39 (+4 from 1957) | 11080 (+2085 from 1957) | 0.51418 |
1957 | 43 (+4 from 1956) | 8995 (+609 from 1956) | 0.41094 |
1956 | 47 (+2 from 1955) | 8386 (+466 from 1955) | 0.39073 |
1955 | 49 (+15 from 1954) | 7920 (+1836 from 1954) | 0.37890 |
1954 | 64 (-1 from 1953) | 6084 (+3 from 1953) | 0.29404 |
1953 | 63 (-6 from 1952) | 6081 (-220 from 1952) | 0.30371 |
1952 | 57 (+4 from 1951) | 6301 (+566 from 1951) | 0.31931 |
1951 | 61 (+11 from 1950) | 5735 (+899 from 1950) | 0.30000 |
1950 | 72 (+9 from 1949) | 4836 (+837 from 1949) | 0.26589 |
1949 | 81 (+21 from 1948) | 3999 (+962 from 1948) | 0.22192 |
1948 | 102 (+25 from 1947) | 3037 (+764 from 1947) | 0.17035 |
1947 | 127 (+23 from 1946) | 2273 (+674 from 1946) | 0.12236 |
1946 | 150 (+10 from 1945) | 1599 (+461 from 1945) | 0.09689 |
1945 | 160 (+10 from 1944) | 1138 (+137 from 1944) | 0.08298 |
1944 | 170 (+14 from 1943) | 1001 (+113 from 1943) | 0.07206 |
1943 | 184 (+11 from 1942) | 888 (+75 from 1942) | 0.06105 |
1942 | 195 (+20 from 1941) | 813 (+195 from 1941) | 0.05773 |
1941 | 215 (+26 from 1940) | 618 (+119 from 1940) | 0.04925 |
1940 | 241 (+51 from 1939) | 499 (+140 from 1939) | 0.04207 |
1939 | 292 (+21 from 1938) | 359 (+51 from 1938) | 0.03168 |
1938 | 313 No change from 1937 | 308 (+14 from 1937) | 0.02710 |
1937 | 313 (+10 from 1936) | 294 (+17 from 1936) | 0.02688 |
1936 | 323 (+11 from 1935) | 277 (+8 from 1935) | 0.02603 |
1935 | 334 (-5 from 1934) | 269 (-2 from 1934) | 0.02515 |
1934 | 329 (+52 from 1933) | 271 (+66 from 1933) | 0.02552 |
1933 | 381 (-27 from 1932) | 205 (-39 from 1932) | 0.02009 |
1932 | 354 (+10 from 1931) | 244 (+7 from 1931) | 0.02271 |
1931 | 364 (-20 from 1930) | 237 (-30 from 1930) | 0.02215 |
1930 | 344 (-7 from 1929) | 267 (-6 from 1929) | 0.02364 |
1929 | 337 (+12 from 1928) | 273 (+7 from 1928) | 0.02465 |
1928 | 349 (-9 from 1927) | 266 (-19 from 1927) | 0.02331 |
1927 | 340 (+13 from 1926) | 285 (+15 from 1926) | 0.02453 |
1926 | 353 (-8 from 1925) | 270 (-16 from 1925) | 0.02357 |
1925 | 345 (-7 from 1924) | 286 (-11 from 1924) | 0.02484 |
1924 | 338 (+4 from 1923) | 297 (+3 from 1923) | 0.02541 |
1923 | 342 (-11 from 1922) | 294 (-13 from 1922) | 0.02597 |
1922 | 331 (+15 from 1921) | 307 (+16 from 1921) | 0.02728 |
1921 | 346 (-7 from 1920) | 291 (-2 from 1920) | 0.02557 |
1920 | 339 (+14 from 1919) | 293 (+31 from 1919) | 0.02662 |
1919 | 353 (-2 from 1918) | 262 (-10 from 1918) | 0.02580 |
1918 | 351 (-11 from 1917) | 272 (+9 from 1917) | 0.02594 |
1917 | 340 (-11 from 1916) | 263 (+3 from 1916) | 0.02742 |
1916 | 329 (+12 from 1915) | 260 (+18 from 1915) | 0.02816 |
1915 | 341 (-20 from 1914) | 242 (+42 from 1914) | 0.02747 |
1914 | 321 (+1 from 1913) | 200 (+43 from 1913) | 0.02927 |
1913 | 322 (-32 from 1912) | 157 (+6 from 1912) | 0.02928 |
1912 | 290 (-1 from 1911) | 151 (+68 from 1911) | 0.03345 |
1911 | 289 (+7 from 1910) | 83 (+13 from 1910) | 0.03438 |
1910 | 296 (+29 from 1909) | 70 (+20 from 1909) | 0.03357 |
1909 | 325 (-29 from 1908) | 50 (-4 from 1908) | 0.02827 |
1908 | 296 (-2 from 1907) | 54 (+2 from 1907) | 0.03246 |
1907 | 294 (-8 from 1906) | 52 (+3 from 1906) | 0.03279 |
1906 | 286 (-6 from 1905) | 49 (-1 from 1905) | 0.03401 |
1905 | 280 (+14 from 1904) | 50 (+7 from 1904) | 0.03491 |
1904 | 294 (-37 from 1903) | 43 (-7 from 1903) | 0.03105 |
1903 | 257 (+17 from 1902) | 50 (+3 from 1902) | 0.03866 |
1902 | 274 (+28 from 1901) | 47 (+13 from 1901) | 0.03540 |
1901 | 302 (-25 from 1900) | 34 (-21 from 1900) | 0.02941 |
1900 | 277 (-20 from 1899) | 55 (+13 from 1899) | 0.03392 |
1899 | 257 (+17 from 1898) | 42 (-1 from 1898) | 0.03646 |
1898 | 274 (-42 from 1897) | 43 (-14 from 1897) | 0.03255 |
1897 | 232 (-26 from 1896) | 57 (-16 from 1896) | 0.04674 |
1896 | 206 (+21 from 1895) | 73 (+13 from 1895) | 0.05656 |
1895 | 227 (-25 from 1894) | 60 (-12 from 1894) | 0.04738 |
1894 | 202 (-45 from 1893) | 72 (-21 from 1893) | 0.05765 |
1893 | 157 (+2 from 1892) | 93 (-7 from 1892) | 0.07683 |
1892 | 159 (+40 from 1891) | 100 (+38 from 1891) | 0.07607 |
1891 | 199 (+2 from 1890) | 62 (-4 from 1890) | 0.05674 |
1890 | 201 (-14 from 1889) | 66 (-5 from 1889) | 0.05514 |
1889 | 187 No change from 1888 | 71 (-8 from 1888) | 0.05965 |
1888 | 187 (+18 from 1887) | 79 (+23 from 1887) | 0.06081 |
1887 | 205 (-5 from 1886) | 56 (-10 from 1886) | 0.05123 |
1886 | 200 (-17 from 1885) | 66 (-5 from 1885) | 0.05544 |
1885 | 183 (+13 from 1884) | 71 (+3 from 1884) | 0.06124 |
1884 | 196 (-52 from 1883) | 68 (-21 from 1883) | 0.05540 |
1883 | 144 (+11 from 1882) | 89 No change from 1882 | 0.07913 |
1882 | 155 (+18 from 1881) | 89 (+21 from 1881) | 0.07293 |
1881 | 173 (-31 from 1880) | 68 (-27 from 1880) | 0.06280 |
1880 | 142 First SSA data recorded | 95 First SSA data recorded | 0.08024 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Christopher
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#532021 | #542022 | #652023 |
New York (NY)
#462021 | #432022 | #492023 |
Texas (TX)
#412021 | #442022 | #502023 |
Florida (FL)
#362021 | #472022 | #482023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#632021 | #682022 | #732023 |
Ohio (OH)
#762021 | #772022 | #842023 |
Illinois (IL)
#612021 | #662022 | #702023 |
Michigan (MI)
#662021 | #902022 | #792023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#352021 | #312022 | #372023 |
Georgia (GA)
#342021 | #272022 | #412023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#462021 | #582022 | #592023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#562021 | #472022 | #462023 |
Virginia (VA)
#392021 | #552022 | #502023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#422021 | #502022 | #642023 |
Indiana (IN)
#932021 | #722022 | #722023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1092021 | #782022 | #852023 |
Alabama (AL)
#472021 | #442022 | #292023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#312021 | #552022 | #442023 |
Maryland (MD)
#372021 | #402022 | #472023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#572021 | #562022 | #552023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#432021 | #372022 | #392023 |
Washington (WA)
#1072021 | #1152022 | #1152023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1662021 | #1282022 | #1202023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#412021 | #302022 | #332023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#602021 | #622022 | #552023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1212021 | #1992022 | #1572023 |
Colorado (CO)
#622021 | #882022 | #952023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#752021 | #932022 | #652023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#282021 | #132022 | #232023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1062021 | #902022 | #1022023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#292021 | #432022 | #512023 |
Kansas (KS)
#882021 | #1142022 | #862023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1302021 | #1392022 | #1592023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#882021 | #1142022 | #1002023 |
Utah (UT)
#1422021 | #942022 | #1182023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#422021 | #412022 | #382023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#382021 | #722022 | #462023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#872021 | #1102022 | #962023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#362021 | #362022 | #762023 |
Maine (ME)
#752020 | #862021 | #692022 |
Nevada (NV)
#792021 | #632022 | #462023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#502021 | #752022 | #1482023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1262020 | #1712021 | #2452022 |
Delaware (DE)
#442021 | #292022 | #832023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1642021 | #1342022 | #2012023 |
Vermont (VT)
#1022019 | #702020 | #752023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1372020 | #1902021 | #1882023 |
Alaska (AK)
#1332021 | #422022 | #682023 |
Montana (MT)
#1452020 | #1082022 | #1322023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1552021 | #2142022 | #1412023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1082020 | #782021 | #1022023 |
Popularity Rankings for Christopher in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#332016 | #182017 | #522018 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#822012 | #1002013 | #942014 |
Popularity in Ireland
#1192021 | #902022 | #1102023 |
Popularity in Chile
#1022019 | #962020 | #1062021 |
Popularity in France
#1082002 | #1582003 | #1922004 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1322020 | #1812021 | #2192022 |
Popularity in Scotland
#1562021 | #1382022 | #1332023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#1672021 | #1352022 | #2162023 |
Popularity in Mexico
#1432020 | #1452021 |
Popularity in Austria
#1942018 | #1462019 | #1682020 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1522019 | #1792020 | #1912021 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1582021 | #1772022 | #1532023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1532021 | #1992022 | #1972023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1621999 | #1542000 | #1802001 |
Popularity in Canada
#1672021 | #1592022 | #1852023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2132022 | #2442023 |
Popularity in Germany
#3192021 | #4312022 | #4372023 |
Popularity in Norway
#3352020 | #3322021 | #3352023 |
Popularity in Poland
#3842021 | #4282022 | #4462023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#5342022 | #5652023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#6252020 | #7942021 | #6022022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Christopher a Name for Boys or Girls?
Christopher is generally a boy’s name. Its long history and strong association with male saints and historical figures make it a popular choice for boys.