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United States name statistics

Christopher in United States

Estimated bearers

1,888,482

Country rank

#7

Per 100k

569

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.5%Female 0.5%

Christopher popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Christopher, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 95
  2. 1881: 68
  3. 1882: 89
  4. 1883: 89
  5. 1884: 68
  6. 1885: 71
  7. 1886: 66
  8. 1887: 56
  9. 1888: 79
  10. 1889: 71
  11. 1890: 66
  12. 1891: 62
  13. 1892: 100
  14. 1893: 93
  15. 1894: 72
  16. 1895: 60
  17. 1896: 73
  18. 1897: 57
  19. 1898: 43
  20. 1899: 42
  21. 1900: 55
  22. 1901: 34
  23. 1902: 47
  24. 1903: 50
  25. 1904: 43
  26. 1905: 50
  27. 1906: 49
  28. 1907: 52
  29. 1908: 54
  30. 1909: 50
  31. 1910: 70
  32. 1911: 83
  33. 1912: 151
  34. 1913: 157
  35. 1914: 200
  36. 1915: 242
  37. 1916: 260
  38. 1917: 263
  39. 1918: 272
  40. 1919: 262
  41. 1920: 293
  42. 1921: 291
  43. 1922: 307
  44. 1923: 294
  45. 1924: 297
  46. 1925: 286
  47. 1926: 270
  48. 1927: 285
  49. 1928: 266
  50. 1929: 273
  51. 1930: 267
  52. 1931: 237
  53. 1932: 244
  54. 1933: 205
  55. 1934: 271
  56. 1935: 269
  57. 1936: 277
  58. 1937: 294
  59. 1938: 316
  60. 1939: 364
  61. 1940: 506
  62. 1941: 625
  63. 1942: 830
  64. 1943: 903
  65. 1944: 1,011
  66. 1945: 1,165
  67. 1946: 1,620
  68. 1947: 2,303
  69. 1948: 3,071
  70. 1949: 4,030
  71. 1950: 4,866
  72. 1951: 5,775
  73. 1952: 6,318
  74. 1953: 6,105
  75. 1954: 6,115
  76. 1955: 7,950
  77. 1956: 8,416
  78. 1957: 9,037
  79. 1958: 11k
  80. 1959: 13k
  81. 1960: 15k
  82. 1961: 17k
  83. 1962: 18k
  84. 1963: 18k
  85. 1964: 20k
  86. 1965: 25k
  87. 1966: 28k
  88. 1967: 30k
  89. 1968: 32k
  90. 1969: 36k
  91. 1970: 42k
  92. 1971: 48k
  93. 1972: 52k
  94. 1973: 49k
  95. 1974: 49k
  96. 1975: 47k
  97. 1976: 45k
  98. 1977: 47k
  99. 1978: 48k
  100. 1979: 51k
  101. 1980: 49k
  102. 1981: 51k
  103. 1982: 60k
  104. 1983: 60k
  105. 1984: 60k
  106. 1985: 60k
  107. 1986: 57k
  108. 1987: 55k
  109. 1988: 53k
  110. 1989: 53k
  111. 1990: 53k
  112. 1991: 47k
  113. 1992: 43k
  114. 1993: 38k
  115. 1994: 35k
  116. 1995: 33k
  117. 1996: 31k
  118. 1997: 29k
  119. 1998: 27k
  120. 1999: 26k
  121. 2000: 25k
  122. 2001: 23k
  123. 2002: 22k
  124. 2003: 21k
  125. 2004: 20k
  126. 2005: 19k
  127. 2006: 20k
  128. 2007: 20k
  129. 2008: 18k
  130. 2009: 16k
  131. 2010: 14k
  132. 2011: 13k
  133. 2012: 12k
  134. 2013: 11k
  135. 2014: 10k
  136. 2015: 9,868
  137. 2016: 9,119
  138. 2017: 8,319
  139. 2018: 7,350
  140. 2019: 7,027
  141. 2020: 6,227
  142. 2021: 5,874
  143. 2022: 5,594
  144. 2023: 5,204
  145. 2024: 5,082
  146. 2025: 4,748

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Christopher in United States?

An estimated 1,888,482 people in United States are named Christopher. That works out to 1 in 176 residents.

Is Christopher a common name in United States?

Christopher ranks #7 among first names in United States.