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.
Where Christopher is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#31 · 1 in 155
- California#32 · 1 in 165
- Vermont#34 · 1 in 122
- New York#36 · 1 in 177
- Connecticut#37 · 1 in 158
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #31 | 93 | 1 in 155 |
| California | #32 | 849 | 1 in 165 |
| Vermont | #34 | 32 | 1 in 122 |
| New York | #36 | 932 | 1 in 177 |
| Connecticut | #37 | 137 | 1 in 158 |
| Massachusetts | #38 | 287 | 1 in 180 |
| Nevada | #40 | 10 | 1 in 169 |
| New Jersey | #43 | 263 | 1 in 197 |
| Alaska | #44 | 12 | 1 in 196 |
| Michigan | #46 | 359 | 1 in 241 |
| Rhode Island | #46 | 38 | 1 in 233 |
| Washington | #48 | 121 | 1 in 247 |
| Delaware | #49 | 18 | 1 in 212 |
| Oregon | #49 | 74 | 1 in 250 |
| Ohio | #51 | 374 | 1 in 271 |
| New Hampshire | #52 | 23 | 1 in 245 |
| Colorado | #53 | 68 | 1 in 264 |
| Missouri | #54 | 155 | 1 in 286 |
| Indiana | #55 | 159 | 1 in 317 |
| Kansas | #57 | 75 | 1 in 300 |
| Maryland | #62 | 94 | 1 in 294 |
| Illinois | #63 | 281 | 1 in 358 |
| Pennsylvania | #63 | 374 | 1 in 315 |
| Maine | #64 | 32 | 1 in 309 |
| Wisconsin | #64 | 105 | 1 in 405 |
| Florida | #66 | 111 | 1 in 320 |
| Hawaii | #66 | 30 | 1 in 223 |
| Iowa | #69 | 71 | 1 in 435 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 80 | 1 in 472 |
| New Mexico | #79 | 34 | 1 in 325 |
| Oklahoma | #81 | 59 | 1 in 408 |
| Virginia | #82 | 102 | 1 in 403 |
| Arizona | #83 | 34 | 1 in 348 |
| Wyoming | #91 | 8 | 1 in 430 |
| Montana | #95 | 14 | 1 in 511 |
| Georgia | #103 | 93 | 1 in 502 |
| Tennessee | #103 | 65 | 1 in 606 |
| North Dakota | #105 | 13 | 1 in 586 |
| South Carolina | #106 | 56 | 1 in 537 |
| West Virginia | #106 | 38 | 1 in 625 |
| Louisiana | #108 | 76 | 1 in 495 |
| North Carolina | #109 | 97 | 1 in 549 |
| Kentucky | #114 | 51 | 1 in 699 |
| Nebraska | #121 | 20 | 1 in 780 |
| Texas | #125 | 186 | 1 in 619 |
| Utah | #125 | 16 | 1 in 690 |
| Arkansas | #152 | 23 | 1 in 932 |
| Idaho | #166 | 7 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Mississippi | #180 | 25 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Alabama | #207 | 26 | 1 in 1,494 |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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 1952
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 115,896 of them was named Christopher, which outranked 58.2% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,581Wandra17
- #2,581Wanetta17
- #2,581Yasmin17
- #2,671Christopher16
- #2,671Aleatha16
- #2,671Aleda16
- #2,671Angella16
- #2,806Abbey15
- #2,806Adair15
- #2,806Adelaida15
Tied with 134 names at #2,671; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 308 of them was named Christopher, which outranked 98.7% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.