Meaning not yet researched.
Christopher: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 4,748 in 2025. Its best rank was #2 in 1994.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #2 in 1994; #68 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Christopher in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#68 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1994, at #2.
Hover, tap or use the arrow keys for any year. Years with fewer than five babies of a sex are not published by SSA and show as zero.
Christopher: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 4,748 boys in 2025. Peak: #2 in 1994 · most boys in one year: 60,021 (1984).
In 2025, 4,748 US boys were named Christopher, making it the 68th most common boys’ name of the year, down 7 places from #61 in 2024. That is 334 fewer than the 5,082 boys named Christopher in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #2, reached in 1994. The most boys given the name in a single year was 60,021, in 1984. For comparison, it was #32 in 2015 and #72 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Christopher in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 95 babies with the name. In all, 2,079,103 US babies have been given the name, 0.5% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 558,503 babies named Christopher.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 64,484 US boys were named Christopher; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 9,106. In 2025 that was about 1 in 360 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Christopher ranked highest in Mississippi in 2025, at #24 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 38 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Cristopher (11,898 babies since 1880), Kristofer (9,791 babies since 1880), Cristobal (8,001 babies since 1880) and Christophe (4,476 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Christoph, Christoffer and Christapher are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Chris and Kit.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Christoph (1,192), Christoffer (728), Christapher (701), Christipher (620), Christophor (537), Krzysztof (473), Chrystopher (383), Kester (335), Kristof (299), Christepher (287), Christophere (189), Topher (142), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 59 | #24 | #16 |
| New Mexico | 37 | #32 | #30 |
| Alabama | 95 | #37 | #13 |
| Georgia | 201 | #41 | #14 |
| New Jersey | 183 | #45 | #20 |
| Texas | 649 | #49 | #20 |
| Maryland | 99 | #51 | #22 |
| Tennessee | 143 | #51 | #25 |
| New York | 306 | #53 | #22 |
| Florida | 341 | #55 | #22 |
| Nevada | 47 | #55 | #26 |
| Virginia | 139 | #57 | #21 |
| Delaware | 16 | #57 | #12 |
| Arkansas | 48 | #60 | #29 |
| South Carolina | 75 | #60 | #23 |
| District of Columbia | 13 | #61 | #23 |
| North Carolina | 173 | #66 | #29 |
| Connecticut | 52 | #69 | #36 |
| Louisiana | 62 | #70 | #22 |
| California | 516 | #72 | #34 |
| Kansas | 46 | #75 | #45 |
| Arizona | 100 | #75 | #29 |
| Rhode Island | 13 | #78 | #50 |
| Massachusetts | 87 | #80 | #36 |
| Oklahoma | 50 | #82 | #30 |
| Pennsylvania | 145 | #83 | #42 |
| Vermont | 6 | #85 | #53 |
| Montana | 14 | #86 | #66 |
| Alaska | 9 | #89 | #37 |
| Illinois | 130 | #91 | #37 |
| Missouri | 70 | #91 | #48 |
| Michigan | 101 | #91 | #50 |
| Ohio | 133 | #93 | #52 |
| Indiana | 81 | #93 | #52 |
| Kentucky | 55 | #93 | #38 |
| Wyoming | 5 | #97 | #52 |
| Colorado | 68 | #99 | #53 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | #100 | #85 |
| Utah | 51 | #102 | #67 |
| Washington | 70 | #109 | #55 |
| Idaho | 23 | #110 | #91 |
| North Dakota | 11 | #111 | #87 |
| Oregon | 34 | #113 | #74 |
| West Virginia | 17 | #115 | #51 |
| Nebraska | 22 | #119 | #92 |
| Iowa | 31 | #133 | #58 |
| Wisconsin | 45 | #137 | #111 |
| Maine | 9 | #140 | #69 |
| Minnesota | 45 | #144 | #81 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 4,748 | #68 |
| 2024 | — | — | 5,082 | #61 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,805 | 5,198 | #55 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,820 | 5,589 | #55 |
| 2021 | 11 | #9,099 | 5,863 | #52 |
| 2020 | 11 | #9,073 | 6,216 | #47 |
| 2019 | 5 | #16,062 | 7,022 | #44 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,752 | 7,341 | #42 |
| 2017 | — | — | 8,319 | #39 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,495 | 9,106 | #36 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,708 | 9,853 | #32 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,387 | 10,390 | #30 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,843 | 10,878 | #26 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,663 | 11,921 | #23 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,922 | 13,027 | #20 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,929 | 14,299 | #13 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,932 | 16,368 | #10 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,025 | 17,966 | #9 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,561 | 20,030 | #6 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3,869 | 19,688 | #8 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,274 | 19,174 | #10 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1,928 | 19,636 | #10 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3,424 | 20,753 | #9 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,298 | 21,689 | #8 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,380 | 23,132 | #5 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,868 | 24,936 | #5 |
| 1999 | 65 | #2,288 | 25,604 | #6 |
| 1998 | 54 | #2,537 | 27,007 | #5 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,290 | 29,108 | #4 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,931 | 30,904 | #4 |
| 1995 | 104 | #1,510 | 32,679 | #3 |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,512 | 34,807 | #2 |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,438 | 38,237 | #2 |
| 1992 | 130 | #1,301 | 42,468 | #2 |
| 1991 | 158 | #1,122 | 47,111 | #2 |
| 1990 | 188 | #981 | 52,362 | #2 |
| 1989 | 242 | #788 | 53,186 | #2 |
| 1988 | 354 | #577 | 53,014 | #2 |
| 1987 | 378 | #533 | 54,493 | #2 |
| 1986 | 409 | #509 | 56,693 | #2 |
| 1985 | 415 | #492 | 59,609 | #2 |
| 1984 | 390 | #505 | 60,021 | #2 |
| 1983 | 418 | #476 | 59,324 | #2 |
| 1982 | 430 | #483 | 59,223 | #2 |
| 1981 | 292 | #623 | 50,221 | #2 |
| 1980 | 312 | #594 | 49,079 | #2 |
| 1979 | 314 | #581 | 50,659 | #2 |
| 1978 | 298 | #576 | 47,236 | #3 |
| 1977 | 278 | #608 | 46,721 | #3 |
| 1976 | 276 | #589 | 45,190 | #3 |
| 1975 | 302 | #560 | 46,575 | #3 |
| 1974 | 288 | #563 | 48,585 | #3 |
| 1973 | 275 | #578 | 48,313 | #2 |
| 1972 | 250 | #621 | 52,172 | #2 |
| 1971 | 270 | #622 | 48,225 | #6 |
| 1970 | 217 | #710 | 41,747 | #6 |
| 1969 | 173 | #777 | 35,672 | #7 |
| 1968 | 132 | #899 | 31,468 | #9 |
| 1967 | 130 | #897 | 29,413 | #9 |
| 1966 | 105 | #1,001 | 27,866 | #12 |
| 1965 | 83 | #1,179 | 24,640 | #18 |
| 1964 | 61 | #1,446 | 19,627 | #23 |
| 1963 | 66 | #1,362 | 18,339 | #26 |
| 1962 | 69 | #1,334 | 17,535 | #26 |
| 1961 | 63 | #1,407 | 17,223 | #26 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,564 | 15,361 | #29 |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,725 | 12,915 | #35 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,765 | 11,079 | #39 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,706 | 8,997 | #43 |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,902 | 8,384 | #47 |
| 1955 | 28 | #2,028 | 7,922 | #49 |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,879 | 6,084 | #64 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,133 | 6,081 | #63 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,693 | 6,302 | #57 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,465 | 5,734 | #61 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,685 | 4,835 | #72 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,742 | 4,000 | #81 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,577 | 3,036 | #102 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,762 | 2,273 | #127 |
| 1946 | 21 | #2,036 | 1,599 | #150 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,599 | 1,138 | #160 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,972 | 1,001 | #170 |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,361 | 888 | #184 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,130 | 813 | #195 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,630 | 618 | #215 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,566 | 499 | #241 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,359 | 359 | #292 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,231 | 308 | #313 |
| 1937 | — | — | 294 | #312 |
| 1936 | — | — | 277 | #323 |
| 1935 | — | — | 269 | #334 |
| 1934 | — | — | 271 | #330 |
| 1933 | — | — | 205 | #381 |
| 1932 | — | — | 244 | #354 |
| 1931 | — | — | 237 | #364 |
| 1930 | — | — | 267 | #344 |
| 1929 | — | — | 273 | #337 |
| 1928 | — | — | 266 | #349 |
| 1927 | — | — | 285 | #340 |
| 1926 | — | — | 270 | #353 |
| 1925 | — | — | 286 | #345 |
| 1924 | — | — | 297 | #338 |
| 1923 | — | — | 294 | #342 |
| 1922 | — | — | 307 | #332 |
| 1921 | — | — | 291 | #346 |
| 1920 | — | — | 293 | #339 |
| 1919 | — | — | 262 | #353 |
| 1918 | — | — | 272 | #351 |
| 1917 | — | — | 263 | #340 |
| 1916 | — | — | 260 | #331 |
| 1915 | — | — | 242 | #341 |
| 1914 | — | — | 200 | #321 |
| 1913 | — | — | 157 | #322 |
| 1912 | — | — | 151 | #290 |
| 1911 | — | — | 83 | #289 |
| 1910 | — | — | 70 | #296 |
| 1909 | — | — | 50 | #326 |
| 1908 | — | — | 54 | #296 |
| 1907 | — | — | 52 | #295 |
| 1906 | — | — | 49 | #288 |
| 1905 | — | — | 50 | #280 |
| 1904 | — | — | 43 | #294 |
| 1903 | — | — | 50 | #260 |
| 1902 | — | — | 47 | #274 |
| 1901 | — | — | 34 | #304 |
| 1900 | — | — | 55 | #278 |
| 1899 | — | — | 42 | #259 |
| 1898 | — | — | 43 | #277 |
| 1897 | — | — | 57 | #232 |
| 1896 | — | — | 73 | #206 |
| 1895 | — | — | 60 | #227 |
| 1894 | — | — | 72 | #202 |
| 1893 | — | — | 93 | #157 |
| 1892 | — | — | 100 | #159 |
| 1891 | — | — | 62 | #200 |
| 1890 | — | — | 66 | #201 |
| 1889 | — | — | 71 | #187 |
| 1888 | — | — | 79 | #188 |
| 1887 | — | — | 56 | #205 |
| 1886 | — | — | 66 | #201 |
| 1885 | — | — | 71 | #183 |
| 1884 | — | — | 68 | #196 |
| 1883 | — | — | 89 | #144 |
| 1882 | — | — | 89 | #155 |
| 1881 | — | — | 68 | #173 |
| 1880 | — | — | 95 | #142 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).