Boys' name · peaked in 1984
Christopher name popularity since 1925
2,073,757 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Christopher. Half of them were born in 1984 or earlier, so the typical Christopher is about 42 years old in 2026. Christopher peaked in 1984 as the #2 name for boys, and it ranked #68 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 2,073,757
- Named Christopher, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #68
- for boys in 2025 (4,748 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 9,507 girls · 2,064,250 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Christopher made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Christopher births per year, 1925–2025
1984 was the biggest year for Christopher both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1945 and 1950, Christopher became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 1,180 baby boys to 1 in 370.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 104 to 1 in 159.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Christopher's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Christopher.
Decade by decade
Babies named Christopher in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,380 | – |
| 1930s | 13 | 2,731 | #334 |
| 1940s | 199 | 15,865 | #160 |
| 1950s | 322 | 78,333 | #49 |
| 1960s | 933 | 237,144 | #18 |
| 1970s | 2,768 | 475,423 | #3 |
| 1980s | 3,640 | 554,863 | #2 |
| 1990s | 1,047 | 360,287 | #3 |
| 2000s | 431 | 203,372 | #10 |
| 2010s | 121 | 102,156 | #32 |
| 2020–25 | 33 | 32,696 | #68 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.0% of babies named Christopher from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Christopher is most popular
The index compares Christopher's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Christopher.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.47× | 4,575 |
| Delaware | 1.46× | 6,348 |
| Connecticut | 1.42× | 32,222 |
| New Hampshire | 1.38× | 9,101 |
| Vermont | 1.38× | 4,807 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Christopher and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher (this page) | 2,064,250 | 1984 |
| Cristopher | 11,898 | 2007 |
| Khristopher | 2,318 | 1978 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Christopher's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Christopher.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Christopher (1984).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data