Christopher as a boys name was first used in 1880. It was most popular in the 1980s. It peaked in popularity in 1984 when 60017 baby boys called Christopher were born. There have been 2004667 Christopher's born since 1880 and we estimate 1918371 are still living.
Similar names to Christopher: Kristopher, Cristopher, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Christofer, Cristofer, Khristopher, Christpher, Kristofor.
Christopher is also a girls name.
| Year | Births | Births per MM | Ratio | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9742 | 5130 | 1 / 195 | 32 |
| 2014 | 10322 | 5402 | 1 / 185 | 30 |
| 2013 | 10829 | 5748 | 1 / 174 | 26 |
| 2012 | 11873 | 6279 | 1 / 159 | 23 |
| 2011 | 12983 | 6854 | 1 / 146 | 20 |
| 2010 | 14259 | 7447 | 1 / 134 | 13 |
| 2009 | 16339 | 8252 | 1 / 121 | 10 |
| 2008 | 17936 | 8806 | 1 / 114 | 9 |
| 2007 | 19999 | 9650 | 1 / 104 | 6 |
| 2006 | 19668 | 9582 | 1 / 104 | 8 |
| 2005 | 19159 | 9603 | 1 / 104 | 10 |
| 2004 | 19622 | 9895 | 1 / 101 | 10 |
| 2003 | 20741 | 10509 | 1 / 95 | 9 |
| 2002 | 21674 | 11172 | 1 / 90 | 8 |
| 2001 | 23118 | 11908 | 1 / 84 | 5 |
| 2000 | 24928 | 12702 | 1 / 79 | 5 |
| 1999 | 25601 | 13341 | 1 / 75 | 6 |
| 1998 | 26999 | 14133 | 1 / 71 | 5 |
| 1997 | 29101 | 15444 | 1 / 65 | 4 |
| 1996 | 30901 | 16319 | 1 / 61 | 4 |
| 1995 | 32672 | 17169 | 1 / 58 | 3 |
| 1994 | 34797 | 18017 | 1 / 56 | 2 |
| 1993 | 38229 | 19500 | 1 / 51 | 2 |
| 1992 | 42460 | 21267 | 1 / 47 | 2 |
| 1991 | 47096 | 23320 | 1 / 43 | 2 |
| 1990 | 52331 | 25494 | 1 / 39 | 2 |
| 1989 | 53180 | 26589 | 1 / 38 | 2 |
| 1988 | 52980 | 27698 | 1 / 36 | 2 |
| 1987 | 54476 | 29197 | 1 / 34 | 2 |
| 1986 | 56677 | 30797 | 1 / 32 | 2 |
| 1985 | 59593 | 32261 | 1 / 31 | 2 |
| 1984 | 60017 | 33269 | 1 / 30 | 2 |
| 1983 | 59336 | 33112 | 1 / 30 | 2 |
| 1982 | 59222 | 32643 | 1 / 31 | 2 |
| 1981 | 50224 | 28041 | 1 / 36 | 2 |
| 1980 | 49088 | 27514 | 1 / 36 | 2 |
| 1979 | 50676 | 29427 | 1 / 34 | 2 |
| 1978 | 47251 | 28770 | 1 / 35 | 3 |
| 1977 | 46754 | 28443 | 1 / 35 | 3 |
| 1976 | 45223 | 28805 | 1 / 35 | 3 |
| 1975 | 46588 | 29820 | 1 / 34 | 3 |
| 1974 | 48619 | 30905 | 1 / 32 | 3 |
| 1973 | 48324 | 30988 | 1 / 32 | 2 |
| 1972 | 52192 | 32163 | 1 / 31 | 2 |
| 1971 | 48250 | 27271 | 1 / 37 | 6 |
| 1970 | 41792 | 22473 | 1 / 44 | 6 |
| 1969 | 35712 | 19954 | 1 / 50 | 7 |
| 1968 | 31479 | 18102 | 1 / 55 | 9 |
| 1967 | 29431 | 16871 | 1 / 59 | 9 |
| 1966 | 27881 | 15628 | 1 / 64 | 12 |
| 1965 | 24647 | 13241 | 1 / 76 | 18 |
| 1964 | 19645 | 9855 | 1 / 101 | 23 |
| 1963 | 18365 | 9039 | 1 / 111 | 26 |
| 1962 | 17529 | 8472 | 1 / 118 | 26 |
| 1961 | 17228 | 8116 | 1 / 123 | 26 |
| 1960 | 15368 | 7206 | 1 / 139 | 29 |
| 1959 | 12906 | 6049 | 1 / 165 | 35 |
| 1958 | 11074 | 5222 | 1 / 192 | 39 |
| 1957 | 8969 | 4160 | 1 / 240 | 43 |
| 1956 | 8374 | 3962 | 1 / 252 | 47 |
| 1955 | 7902 | 3840 | 1 / 260 | 49 |
| 1954 | 6073 | 2981 | 1 / 336 | 64 |
| 1953 | 6061 | 3075 | 1 / 325 | 63 |
| 1952 | 6283 | 3232 | 1 / 309 | 57 |
| 1951 | 5715 | 3037 | 1 / 329 | 61 |
| 1950 | 4845 | 2704 | 1 / 370 | 71 |
| 1949 | 3999 | 2255 | 1 / 444 | 81 |
| 1948 | 3038 | 1732 | 1 / 577 | 102 |
| 1947 | 2272 | 1242 | 1 / 805 | 127 |
| 1946 | 1601 | 986 | 1 / 1014 | 150 |
| 1945 | 1138 | 846 | 1 / 1182 | 160 |
| 1944 | 1003 | 736 | 1 / 1359 | 170 |
| 1943 | 890 | 624 | 1 / 1603 | 184 |
| 1942 | 814 | 590 | 1 / 1696 | 195 |
| 1941 | 618 | 503 | 1 / 1987 | 215 |
| 1940 | 500 | 431 | 1 / 2318 | 241 |
| 1939 | 359 | 324 | 1 / 3083 | 291 |
| 1938 | 308 | 278 | 1 / 3600 | 313 |
| 1937 | 294 | 276 | 1 / 3627 | 312 |
| 1936 | 277 | 267 | 1 / 3744 | 323 |
| 1935 | 270 | 259 | 1 / 3856 | 332 |
| 1934 | 272 | 263 | 1 / 3795 | 328 |
| 1933 | 208 | 210 | 1 / 4765 | 376 |
| 1932 | 244 | 234 | 1 / 4278 | 354 |
| 1931 | 237 | 228 | 1 / 4385 | 364 |
| 1930 | 267 | 243 | 1 / 4109 | 342 |
| 1929 | 274 | 255 | 1 / 3925 | 335 |
| 1928 | 266 | 240 | 1 / 4164 | 349 |
| 1927 | 286 | 254 | 1 / 3940 | 340 |
| 1926 | 270 | 243 | 1 / 4113 | 353 |
| 1925 | 286 | 256 | 1 / 3902 | 345 |
| 1924 | 297 | 262 | 1 / 3814 | 338 |
| 1923 | 295 | 269 | 1 / 3716 | 340 |
| 1922 | 307 | 282 | 1 / 3545 | 331 |
| 1921 | 289 | 262 | 1 / 3811 | 350 |
| 1920 | 294 | 276 | 1 / 3621 | 338 |
| 1919 | 264 | 269 | 1 / 3713 | 349 |
| 1918 | 272 | 268 | 1 / 3726 | 351 |
| 1917 | 263 | 284 | 1 / 3519 | 340 |
| 1916 | 260 | 292 | 1 / 3423 | 330 |
| 1915 | 242 | 285 | 1 / 3507 | 341 |
| 1914 | 200 | 305 | 1 / 3274 | 321 |
| 1913 | 157 | 306 | 1 / 3265 | 322 |
| 1912 | 151 | 351 | 1 / 2847 | 290 |
| 1911 | 83 | 367 | 1 / 2722 | 289 |
| 1910 | 70 | 360 | 1 / 2775 | 296 |
| 1909 | 50 | 305 | 1 / 3280 | 325 |
| 1908 | 54 | 350 | 1 / 2858 | 296 |
| 1907 | 52 | 354 | 1 / 2824 | 294 |
| 1906 | 49 | 368 | 1 / 2717 | 286 |
| 1905 | 50 | 378 | 1 / 2646 | 280 |
| 1904 | 43 | 336 | 1 / 2980 | 294 |
| 1903 | 50 | 419 | 1 / 2385 | 257 |
| 1902 | 47 | 383 | 1 / 2610 | 274 |
| 1901 | 34 | 319 | 1 / 3131 | 302 |
| 1900 | 55 | 365 | 1 / 2736 | 277 |
| 1899 | 42 | 395 | 1 / 2529 | 257 |
| 1898 | 43 | 350 | 1 / 2853 | 274 |
| 1897 | 57 | 506 | 1 / 1978 | 232 |
| 1896 | 73 | 611 | 1 / 1638 | 206 |
| 1895 | 60 | 511 | 1 / 1957 | 227 |
| 1894 | 72 | 622 | 1 / 1608 | 202 |
| 1893 | 93 | 828 | 1 / 1208 | 157 |
| 1892 | 100 | 819 | 1 / 1220 | 159 |
| 1891 | 62 | 613 | 1 / 1632 | 199 |
| 1890 | 66 | 594 | 1 / 1682 | 201 |
| 1889 | 71 | 642 | 1 / 1557 | 187 |
| 1888 | 79 | 654 | 1 / 1530 | 187 |
| 1887 | 56 | 552 | 1 / 1811 | 205 |
| 1886 | 66 | 596 | 1 / 1679 | 200 |
| 1885 | 71 | 659 | 1 / 1518 | 183 |
| 1884 | 68 | 594 | 1 / 1683 | 196 |
| 1883 | 89 | 851 | 1 / 1176 | 144 |
| 1882 | 89 | 783 | 1 / 1277 | 155 |
| 1881 | 68 | 675 | 1 / 1482 | 173 |
| 1880 | 95 | 860 | 1 / 1163 | 142 |
