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Christpher

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Christpher is absent from the 2024 data, which means fewer than five births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
fewer than 5 births
Births in 2024
0not in the data
Peak year
198671 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1951
1,304people given the name
Babies named Christpher, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,304 boys have been named Christpher in the United States since 1951, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1986, with 71 births.

The name has all but left use: none recorded in 2024, against 71 at the peak.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1982, and the 1980s alone account for 43%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Christpher
1950s28
1960s139
1970s364
1980s556
1990s157
2000s60

In 1986, its biggest year

Christpher was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1986 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. See all of 1986.

Names that rose and fell with Christpher

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.