Line Chart Christopher

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Name
Meaning:

  • Bearer Of Christ

  • National
    Origins:

  • Greek 
  • Latin

  • Fun Facts

    Used To Honor The Saint Protector Of Travelers: St. Christopher.

    Most common nickname: Chris..

    Christopher Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    99.54%
    Male

    0.46%
    Female

    Christopher is predominantly a boys name, with 0.46% of Christophers being girls, and 99.54% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 2049935 males named Christopher, and 9515 females given the name

    Popularity of Christopher by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Christopher in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular
    Blank States = Few to None

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    Names Similar to Christopher

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Cristopher 2324
    2. Christapher 3572
    3. Christofer 3572
    4. Christoper 3572
    5. Chrystopher 3572
    6. Cristofer 3572

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    Christopher: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Christopher' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Christopher in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Christopher's average ranking is 598.41, with it's highest ever rank being #. Christopher has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 40 times, and has reached the top hundred names 74 times.

    Christopher has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 2059450 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Christopher gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1972, when it's usage went up by 118.56%. During this year, 52190 babies were named Christopher, which was 1.6943% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 1.746%, in this year alone more than 60000 boys were named Christopher.

    Popular 'C' Names for Boys

    Boys names starting with 'C'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with C. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'C' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.

    Name 'C-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Carter 1. 36. 10134 0.28%
    Christopher 2. 49. 9020 0.249%
    Caleb 3. 59. 7914 0.219%
    Christian 4. 63. 7584 0.21%
    Charles 5. 72. 7050 0.195%
    Connor 6. 75. 6983 0.193%
    Cameron 7. 79. 6807 0.188%
    Colton 8. 102. 5580 0.154%
    Cooper 9. 121. 4951 0.137%
    Carson 10. 125. 4892 0.135%
    Chase 11. 132. 4826 0.133%
    Cole 12. 189. 3580 0.099%
    Camden 13. 210. 3322 0.092%
    Carlos 14. 222. 3184 0.088%
    Calvin 15. 260. 2781 0.077%
    Colin 16. 343. 2045 0.057%
    Caden 17. 356. 1984 0.055%
    Charlie 18. 417. 1697 0.047%
    Corbin 19. 439. 1594 0.044%
    Cayden 20. 454. 1543 0.043%

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