Christopher

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Brazilian	Boy	Christ-bearer
Canadian	Boy	Christ-bearer
Caymanian	Boy	Bearer of Christ
Christian	Boy	Christ-bearer
English	Boy	Follower of Christ
German	Boy	Christ-bearer
Greek	Boy	Bearing Christ.

Fun Facts About the Name Christopher

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Scrabble Score

21 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Christopher

Popularity Analysis

The name Christopher first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #2, which it reached in 1972. It spent 42 years in the top 10. As of 2024, it ranked #61.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	61	Male	0.2739%
2023	55	Male	0.2823%
2022	55	Male	0.2975%
2021	52	Male	0.3122%
2020	47	Male	0.3354%
2019	44	Male	0.3642%
2018	42	Male	0.3767%
2017	39	Male	0.4201%
2016	36	Male	0.4490%
2015	32	Male	0.4808%
2014	30	Male	0.5060%
2013	26	Male	0.5379%
2012	23	Male	0.5870%
2011	20	Male	0.6405%
2010	13	Male	0.6950%
2009	11	Male	0.7699%
2008	9	Male	0.8221%
2007	6	Male	0.9032%
2006	8	Male	0.8976%
2005	10	Male	0.9015%
2004	10	Male	0.9291%
2003	9	Male	0.9878%
2002	8	Male	1.0495%
2001	5	Male	1.1184%
2000	5	Male	1.1944%
1999	6	Male	1.2565%
1998	5	Male	1.3324%
1997	4	Male	1.4579%
1996	4	Male	1.5429%
1995	3	Male	1.6252%
1994	2	Male	1.7081%
1993	2	Male	1.8519%
1992	2	Male	2.0244%
1991	2	Male	2.2235%
1990	2	Male	2.4330%
1989	2	Male	2.5389%
1988	2	Male	2.6489%
1987	2	Male	2.7945%
1986	2	Male	2.9523%
1985	2	Male	3.0990%
1984	2	Male	3.1994%
1983	2	Male	3.1863%
1982	2	Male	3.1401%
1981	2	Male	2.6985%
1980	2	Male	2.6478%
1979	2	Male	2.8297%
1978	3	Male	2.7657%
1977	3	Male	2.7348%
1976	3	Male	2.7702%
1975	3	Male	2.8708%
1974	3	Male	2.9810%
1973	2	Male	2.9943%
1972	2	Male	3.1170%
1971	6	Male	2.6534%
1970	6	Male	2.1933%
1969	7	Male	1.9522%
1968	9	Male	1.7721%
1967	9	Male	1.6536%
1966	12	Male	1.5328%
1965	18	Male	1.3009%
1964	23	Male	0.9691%
1963	26	Male	0.8895%
1962	26	Male	0.8335%
1961	26	Male	0.7996%
1960	29	Male	0.7092%
1959	35	Male	0.5959%
1958	39	Male	0.5142%
1957	43	Male	0.4103%
1956	47	Male	0.3905%
1955	49	Male	0.3782%
1954	64	Male	0.2938%
1953	63	Male	0.3027%
1952	57	Male	0.3184%
1951	61	Male	0.2987%
1950	72	Male	0.2659%
1949	81	Male	0.2218%
1948	102	Male	0.1707%
1947	127	Male	0.1223%
1946	150	Male	0.0971%
1945	160	Male	0.0831%
1944	170	Male	0.0723%
1943	184	Male	0.0612%
1942	195	Male	0.0578%
1941	215	Male	0.0493%
1940	241	Male	0.0421%
1939	292	Male	0.0316%
1938	312	Male	0.0273%
1937	312	Male	0.0268%
1936	324	Male	0.0259%
1935	331	Male	0.0253%
1934	328	Male	0.0256%
1933	376	Male	0.0204%
1932	354	Male	0.0227%
1931	364	Male	0.0222%
1930	344	Male	0.0237%
1929	335	Male	0.0248%
1928	349	Male	0.0233%
1927	341	Male	0.0245%
1926	353	Male	0.0236%
1925	345	Male	0.0248%
1924	338	Male	0.0252%
1923	338	Male	0.0264%
1922	333	Male	0.0272%
1921	355	Male	0.0253%
1920	338	Male	0.0268%
1919	351	Male	0.0260%
1918	351	Male	0.0259%
1917	340	Male	0.0274%
1916	331	Male	0.0282%
1915	339	Male	0.0276%
1914	321	Male	0.0293%
1913	322	Male	0.0293%
1912	291	Male	0.0335%
1911	289	Male	0.0344%
1910	296	Male	0.0336%
1909	326	Male	0.0283%
1908	296	Male	0.0325%
1907	295	Male	0.0328%
1906	288	Male	0.0340%
1905	280	Male	0.0349%
1904	294	Male	0.0310%
1903	260	Male	0.0387%
1902	272	Male	0.0362%
1901	305	Male	0.0294%
1900	278	Male	0.0339%
1899	259	Male	0.0365%
1898	277	Male	0.0325%
1897	232	Male	0.0467%
1896	206	Male	0.0566%
1895	227	Male	0.0474%
1894	202	Male	0.0576%
1893	157	Male	0.0768%
1892	159	Male	0.0761%
1891	200	Male	0.0567%
1890	201	Male	0.0551%
1889	187	Male	0.0596%
1888	188	Male	0.0608%
1887	205	Male	0.0512%
1886	201	Male	0.0554%
1885	183	Male	0.0612%
1884	196	Male	0.0554%
1883	144	Male	0.0791%
1882	155	Male	0.0729%
1881	173	Male	0.0628%
1880	141	Male	0.0811%

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