Christopher
4 countries#68 in United States, 2025Popularity 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.
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.
| Year | Rank | vs. 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 |
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