Christopher
2025 SSA
About Christopher
Christopher derived from the Greek Christophoros, which is composed of the elements Christos, referring to Christ, and phero, meaning "to bear."
The name was originally used figuratively, to represent the bearing of Christ in one’s heart. Later it became used to honor Saint Christopher, a third century martyr who became the protective saint of travelers, reflecting the legend of Christopher being the giant who carried the Christ Child over a river.
Christopher is an evergreen classic that dropped from Top 25 status in 2013, in spite of its appealingly strong, sincere, straightforward image, combined with a softer, more modern sound than, say, Robert or Richard.
The name appeals to a wide range of parents, and has been chosen by several celebrities, including Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The almost ubiquitous American nickname is Chris, but a more recent one is Topher, and there are British variations that might add a more individual spin to the name—Kit, Kip and Christy. Two Christophers known to every schoolchild: Christopher Columbus and Christopher Robin.
Pronounced KRIS-tuh-fer.
As of October 2026, Christopher ranked #68 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1980, Nameberry popularity #117.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #30 | 10,387 | 5,407.4 |
| 2015 | #32 | 9,851 | 5,139.4 |
| 2016 | #36 | 9,101 | 4,795.7 |
| 2017 | #39 | 8,315 | 4,492.3 |
| 2018 | #42 | 7,333 | 4,037.6 |
| 2019 | #44 | 7,015 | 3,909.8 |
| 2020 | #47 | 6,213 | 3,599.5 |
| 2021 | #52 | 5,856 | 3,347.3 |
| 2022 | #55 | 5,579 | 3,195.3 |
| 2023 | #55 | 5,191 | 3,034.7 |
| 2024 | #61 | 5,054 | 2,933.4 |
| 2025 | #68 | 4,748 | 2,779.7 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Daniel
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- John
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- Robert
- Jeremiah
- Stephen
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Christopher on lists
Famous Christophers
- Christopher Mason
American model
- Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer
- Christopher Plummer
Canadian actor
- Christopher Eccleston
English actor
- Christopher Marlowe
English dramatist
- Christopher Nolan
British film director and producer
- Christopher Lee
English actor
- Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer
American actor and singer
- Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans
American actor
- Christopher D'Olier Reeve
American actor
- Christopher Allen Lloyd
American actor
- Christopher Hitchens
English,American author/journalist
- Christopher Walken
American actor
- Christopher Peter Meroni
American actor
- Christopher Kennedy Masterson
American actor
- Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine
American actor
- Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt
American actor
- Christopher John "Topher" Grace
American actor
- Christopher Haden
Guest, British American actor/the 5th Baron Haden,Guest
- Christopher David "Chris" Noth
American actor
- Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn
American actor
- Christopher "Chris" Tucker
American actor
- Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III
American actor
- Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley
American actor
- Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper
American actor
- Christopher Moore
American author
- Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak
American musician
- Christopher Taylor Buckley
Canadian American satirist and political speechwriter
- Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin
British musician
- Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd
Irish actor & comedian
- Christopher Robin Milne
son of the Winnie,the,Pooh author
- Christopher Kelly
Canadian NHL Hockey player
- (Christopher) Ashton Kutcher
American actor
- Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown
American singer
- Christopher Jordan Graves
American actor; twin brother Kevin Graves
- Christopher "Chris" Tomlin
American contemporary Christian singer,songwriter
- Christopher Charles Mintz
Plasse, American actor
- Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell
American actor
- Christopher Cross
American musician
- Christopher "Chris" Brooks
American artistic gymnast
- Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry
American musician
- Christopher Anton "Chris" Knight
American actor
- Christopher James Paolini
American author
- Warren Minor Christopher
American lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Christopher Pike
pseudonym of American young adult thriller novelist Kevin Christopher McFadden
- Christopher Michael Wren
architect who designed St Paul's Cathedral, London
- Christopher "Chris" Stark
British radio personality
- Christopher James "Chris" Kendall
British vlogger
- Christopher Burton
Australian horse rider
- Christopher "Kit" Carlton Cumberbatch (b. 2015)
oldest son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and director Sophie Hunter
- Christopher Neal Jackson
American actor, singer, musician, and composer
- Christopher Anne "Chris" Affleck (nee Boldt)
mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck.
- Christopher "Chris" Sean Lowe
English musician, singer, and songwriter
- Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington
English actor
- Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler
German professional footballer
- Christopher "Chris" Lloyd Smalling
English professional footballer
- Christopher Mark "Chris" Whelpdale
English professional footballer
- Christopher Thomas "Chris" Hemsworth
Australian actor
- Christopher Meyer
(b. 1985), 10,year,old American boy mutilated and stabbed to death in 1995
Christopher in pop culture
- Christopher
main character in short story "My Girlfriend, the Giantess" by author Tina Tirrell
- Christopher Boone
character in book/play"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night,time"
- Christopher Moltisanti
character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Christopher Ewing
character on TV's "Dallas"
- Christopher Foyle
main character on TV's "Foyle's War"
- Christopher Herrmann
character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
- Christopher Turk
character on TV's "Scrubs"
- Christopher Tietjens
character in "Parade's End" book and TV series
- Christopher "Kit" Walker aka The Phantom
comic book character
- Christopher "Chris" Nord: Agent Zero
character in Marvel Comics
- Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell
son of Piper and Leo on TV's "Charmed"
- Christopher "Chris" Michael Taub
character on TV's "House M.D."
- Christopher
angel in Gabriel's Angel by Mark A Radcliffe
- Christopher Lasalle
character from TV series "NCIS"
- Christopher "Chris" Dollanganger
character in the book series by V.C. Andrews
- Christopher Robin Pike
second captain of the Enterprise in the Star Trek series
- Christopher MacLaren
character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
- Christopher Crowquill
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Christopher "Chris"
character in video game "Until Dawn"
- Christopher Castillo
character on "How to Get Away with Murder"
- Christopher "The Blond" Castillo
character in DC Universe
- Christopher Cross "Chris" Griffin
character on TV's "Family Guy"
- Christopher "Kit" Jonathan Herondale
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
- Christopher Lightwood
character in Cassandra Clare’s “The Last Hours” series
- Colonel Christopher Brandon
character in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
- * from 1967 to 1990
Christopher was also in the Top 1000 names for girls
- "Christopher White"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
Variations & nicknames
- Toph