Christopher

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Christopher is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 2,074,303 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,064,796 as boys and 9,507 as girls. Christopher gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1984 and has since declined significantly. It is the #12 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,054
2023 5,197
2022 5,584
2021 5,867
2020 6,224
2019 7,020
2018 7,342
2017 8,315
2016 9,114
2015 9,866
2014 10,403
2013 10,893
2012 11,938
2011 13,043
2010 14,307
2009 16,390
2008 18,005
2007 20,054
2006 19,727
2005 19,220
2004 19,733
2003 20,795
2002 21,718
2001 23,172
2000 24,987
1999 25,669
1998 27,061
1997 29,165
1996 30,976
1995 32,781
1994 34,909
1993 38,348
1992 42,603
1991 47,268
1990 52,547
1989 53,426
1988 53,369
1987 54,872
1986 57,106
1985 60,031
1984 60,409
1983 59,747
1982 59,659
1981 50,513
1980 49,394
1979 50,981
1978 47,534
1977 47,003
1976 45,470
1975 46,879
1974 48,878
1973 48,584
1972 52,423
1971 48,494
1970 41,968
1969 35,848
1968 31,599
1967 29,547
1966 27,972
1965 24,722
1964 19,688
1963 18,408
1962 17,604
1961 17,279
1960 15,411
1959 12,957
1958 11,117
1957 9,038
1956 8,417
1955 7,948
1954 6,115
1953 6,105
1952 6,317
1951 5,776
1950 4,866
1949 4,029
1948 3,072
1947 2,303
1946 1,620
1945 1,165
1944 1,011
1943 903
1942 830
1941 625
1940 506
1939 364
1938 316
1937 294
1936 277
1935 269
1934 271
1933 205
1932 244
1931 237
1930 267
1929 273
1928 266
1927 285
1926 270
1925 286
1924 297
1923 294
1922 307
1921 291
1920 293
1919 262
1918 272
1917 263
1916 260
1915 242
1914 200
1913 157
1912 151
1911 83
1910 70
1909 50
1908 54
1907 52
1906 49
1905 50
1904 43
1903 50
1902 47
1901 34
1900 55
1899 42
1898 43
1897 57
1896 73
1895 60
1894 72
1893 93
1892 100
1891 62
1890 66
1889 71
1888 79
1887 56
1886 66
1885 71
1884 68
1883 89
1882 89
1881 68
1880 95