EveryBabyNames

Christopher

4 countries#68 in United States, 2025
US
#68
in United States, 2025
FR
#1265
in France, 2022
SCOT
#140
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#185
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
2,146,307
Peak year (United States)
1984
Peak-year count
60,411
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Christopher was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

2,079,103 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #68 · peaked in 1984 with 60,411 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

38,509 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #1265 · peaked in 1989 with 2,501 births

Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

26,850 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #140 · peaked in 1982 with 1,406 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,845 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #185 · peaked in 1998 with 215 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Christopher’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#8
2007#6↑2
2008#9↓3
2009#10↓1
2010#13↓3
2011#20↓7
2012#23↓3
2013#26↓3
2014#30↓4
2015#32↓2
2016#36↓4
2017#39↓3
2018#42↓3
2019#44↓2
2020#47↓3
2021#52↓5
2022#55↓3
2023#55
2024#61↓6
2025#68↓7

Similar names right now

Ranked directly next to Christopher in United States, 2025 — a real popularity match, not a subjective list.