Chirstopher
Last seen for boys in 2008 at #8,324
- Peak · boys
- 1981 · 57 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,051since 1960
Chirstopher over time
Rank among boys' names. Chirstopher has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2008 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #10,921 | 6 |
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| 2005 | #11,472 | 5 |
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| 2003 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #10,667 | 5 |
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| 1998 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #7,281 | 7 |
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| 1995 | #6,407 | 8 |
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| 1993 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1991 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 1989 | #2,068 | 34 |
| 1988 | #1,949 | 33 |
| 1987 | #1,425 | 51 |
| 1986 | #1,345 | 53 |
| 1985 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1984 | #1,294 | 51 |
| 1983 | #1,375 | 46 |
| 1982 | #1,487 | 42 |
| 1981 | #1,207 | 57 |
| 1980 | #1,391 | 46 |
| 1979 | #1,370 | 46 |
| 1978 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1977 | #1,407 | 42 |
| 1976 | #1,390 | 41 |
| 1975 | #1,378 | 40 |
| 1974 | #1,290 | 43 |
| 1973 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1972 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #1,823 | 24 |
| 1970 | #2,058 | 19 |
| 1969 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #2,178 | 14 |
| 1964 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,337 | 7 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Chirstopher! It came in at #3,337, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Chirstopher is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Michigan#687 · 1 in 12,763
- Pennsylvania#693 · 1 in 15,443
- Texas#1,173 · 1 in 24,388
Best ever in a state: #356 in Mississippi, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Michigan | #687 | 5 | 1 in 12,763 |
| Pennsylvania | #693 | 5 | 1 in 15,443 |
| Texas | #1,173 | 6 | 1 in 24,388 |
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See more about Chirstopher
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Debuted 1960
- Peaked 1981 at #1,207 (57 births)
- Births halved by 1990, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 31,424 boys born in 1981 were named Chirstopher (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 226,683 boys born in 2008 (0.00%)
- 44.1% of all boys named Chirstopher (463) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120 | #1,861 (1969) | #2,575 |
| 1970s | 359 | #1,290 (1974) | #1,524 |
| 1980s | 463 | #1,207 (1981) | #1,491 |
| 1990s | 76 | #3,467 (1990) | #5,560 |
| 2000s | 33 | #7,831 (2003) | #9,843 |
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.
Chirstopher in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
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1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 34,746 of them was named Chirstopher, which outranked 82.8% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,334Lamarr54
- #1,334Samantha54
- #1,334Tarik54
- #1,345Chirstopher53
- #1,345Darion53
- #1,345Derrik53
- #1,345Emory53
- #1,363Bilal52
- #1,363Blaise52
- #1,363Brook52
Tied with 17 names at #1,345; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.