Christopher
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Christopher is also given to girls.
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 · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #30 | 10,387 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #32 | 9,851 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #36 | 9,101 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #39 | 8,315 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #42 | 7,333 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #44 | 7,015 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #47 | 6,213 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #52 | 5,856 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #55 | 5,579 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #55 | 5,191 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #61 | 5,054 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #68 | 4,748 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Christopher on lists
Famous Christophers
- Christopher MasonBoy
American model
- Christopher ColumbusBoy
Italian explorer
- Christopher PlummerBoy
Canadian actor
- Christopher EcclestonBoy
English actor
- Christopher MarloweBoy
English dramatist
- Christopher NolanBoy
British film director and producer
- Christopher LeeBoy
English actor
- Christopher Paul "Chris" ColferBoy
American actor and singer
- Christopher Robert "Chris" EvansBoy
American actor
- Christopher D'Olier ReeveBoy
American actor
- Christopher Allen LloydBoy
American actor
- Christopher HitchensBoy
English,American author/journalist
- Christopher WalkenBoy
American actor
- Christopher Peter MeroniBoy
American actor
- Christopher Kennedy MastersonBoy
American actor
- Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" PineBoy
American actor
- Christopher Michael "Chris" PrattBoy
American actor
- Christopher John "Topher" GraceBoy
American actor
- Christopher HadenBoy
Guest, British American actor/the 5th Baron Haden,Guest
- Christopher David "Chris" NothBoy
American actor
- Christopher Shannon "Chris" PennBoy
American actor
- Christopher "Chris" TuckerBoy
American actor
- Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock IIIBoy
American actor
- Christopher Crosby "Chris" FarleyBoy
American actor
- Christopher W. "Chris" CooperBoy
American actor
- Christopher MooreBoy
American author
- Christopher Joseph "Chris" IsaakBoy
American musician
- Christopher Taylor BuckleyBoy
Canadian American satirist and political speechwriter
- Christopher Anthony John "Chris" MartinBoy
British musician
- Christopher "Chris" O'DowdBoy
Irish actor & comedian
- Christopher Robin MilneBoy
son of the Winnie,the,Pooh author
- Christopher KellyBoy
Canadian NHL Hockey player
- (Christopher) Ashton KutcherBoy
American actor
- Christopher Maurice "Chris" BrownBoy
American singer
- Christopher Jordan GravesBoy
American actor; twin brother Kevin Graves
- Christopher "Chris" TomlinBoy
American contemporary Christian singer,songwriter
- Christopher Charles MintzBoy
Plasse, American actor
- Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'DonnellBoy
American actor
- Christopher CrossBoy
American musician
- Christopher "Chris" BrooksBoy
American artistic gymnast
- Christopher Adam "Chris" DaughtryBoy
American musician
- Christopher Anton "Chris" KnightBoy
American actor
- Christopher James PaoliniBoy
American author
- Warren Minor ChristopherBoy
American lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Christopher PikeBoy
pseudonym of American young adult thriller novelist Kevin Christopher McFadden
- Christopher Michael WrenBoy
architect who designed St Paul's Cathedral, London
- Christopher "Chris" StarkBoy
British radio personality
- Christopher James "Chris" KendallBoy
British vlogger
- Christopher BurtonBoy
Australian horse rider
- Christopher "Kit" Carlton Cumberbatch (b. 2015)Boy
oldest son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and director Sophie Hunter
- Christopher Neal JacksonBoy
American actor, singer, musician, and composer
- Christopher Anne "Chris" Affleck (nee Boldt)Boy
mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck.
- Christopher "Chris" Sean LoweBoy
English musician, singer, and songwriter
- Christopher Catesby "Kit" HaringtonBoy
English actor
- Christopher Wolfgang Georg August SchindlerBoy
German professional footballer
- Christopher "Chris" Lloyd SmallingBoy
English professional footballer
- Christopher Mark "Chris" WhelpdaleBoy
English professional footballer
- Christopher Thomas "Chris" HemsworthBoy
Australian actor
- Christopher MeyerBoy
(b. 1985), 10,year,old American boy mutilated and stabbed to death in 1995
- Christopher Wells FederGirl
Orson Welles's Daughter
Christopher in pop culture
- ChristopherBoy
main character in short story "My Girlfriend, the Giantess" by author Tina Tirrell
- Christopher BooneBoy
character in book/play"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night,time"
- Christopher MoltisantiBoy
character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Christopher EwingBoy
character on TV's "Dallas"
- Christopher FoyleBoy
main character on TV's "Foyle's War"
- Christopher HerrmannBoy
character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
- Christopher TurkBoy
character on TV's "Scrubs"
- Christopher TietjensBoy
character in "Parade's End" book and TV series
- Christopher "Kit" Walker aka The PhantomBoy
comic book character
- Christopher "Chris" Nord: Agent ZeroBoy
character in Marvel Comics
- Christopher "Chris" Perry HalliwellBoy
son of Piper and Leo on TV's "Charmed"
- Christopher "Chris" Michael TaubBoy
character on TV's "House M.D."
- ChristopherBoy
angel in Gabriel's Angel by Mark A Radcliffe
- Christopher LasalleBoy
character from TV series "NCIS"
- Christopher "Chris" DollangangerBoy
character in the book series by V.C. Andrews
- Christopher Robin PikeBoy
second captain of the Enterprise in the Star Trek series
- Christopher MacLarenBoy
character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
- Christopher CrowquillBoy
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Christopher "Chris"Boy
character in video game "Until Dawn"
- Christopher CastilloBoy
character on "How to Get Away with Murder"
- Christopher "The Blond" CastilloBoy
character in DC Universe
- Christopher Cross "Chris" GriffinBoy
character on TV's "Family Guy"
- Christopher "Kit" Jonathan HerondaleBoy
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
- Christopher LightwoodBoy
character in Cassandra Clare’s “The Last Hours” series
- Colonel Christopher BrandonBoy
character in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
- * from 1967 to 1990Boy
Christopher was also in the Top 1000 names for girls
- "Christopher White"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
Variations & nicknames
- KitBoy
- KittBoy
- ChrisBoy
- TophBoy
- TopherBoy
- ChristyBoy
- CharlieBoy
- ChipBoy
- KipBoy
- KippBoy
- ChristoBoy
- ChristobelBoy
- ChristofBoy
- ChristoffBoy
- ChristoffelBoy
- ChristoforBoy
- CrisBoy
- CristoferBoy
- CristopherBoy
- CristovanoBoy
- KrisBoy
- KristoBoy
- KristofelBoy
- KristoffBoy
- KristoforBoy
- KristoforosBoy
- KristopherBoy
- KristosBoy
- KrysBoy
- KrystoferBoy
- KrystopherBoy
- ToferBoy