At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2009 (#9,864)
- Babies in 2009
- 7 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #1,829 in 1987
- First recorded
- 1966
Meaning of Christipher
Christopher is a popular male name with English origins. It comes from the Greek name Christophoros, which means "bearing Christ" or "Christ-bearer." The name Christopher has strong associations with Christianity and Saint Christopher, who is revered as the patron saint of travelers. In British English, Christopher is pronounced as KRIS-tuh-fer (/ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/), while in American English it is pronounced as KRISS-tuh-fur (/ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/). Variations of this name include simply Christopher. Over the years, Christopher has remained consistently popular in California, ranking within the top 2200 names for newborn boys in the early 1990s.
How to pronounce Christipher
American English
- Pronounced KRISS-tuh-fur /ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/
British English
- Pronounced KRIS-tuh-fer /ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/
Popularity of Christipher in the U.S.
Christipher was last recorded in the U.S. in 2009, ranked #9,864 with 7 babies. It peaked at #1,829 in 1987. It first appears in the records in 1966.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1966–2009 40 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | ▲ 1,173 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | back (not recorded in 2007) |
| 2006 | 7 | 9,585 | back (not recorded in 2005) |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | ▼ 1,305 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | ▼ 2,121 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6,522 | back (not recorded in 2001) |
| 2000 | 6 | 9,112 | ▼ 2,582 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | ▼ 216 |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,314 | ▼ 672 |
| 1997 | 10 | 5,642 | ▼ 1,029 |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | ▲ 1,315 |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,928 | ▼ 2,177 |
| 1994 | 17 | 3,751 | ▲ 269 |
| 1993 | 15 | 4,020 | ▼ 416 |
| 1992 | 17 | 3,604 | ▲ 32 |
| 1991 | 16 | 3,636 | ▼ 1,204 |
| 1990 | 28 | 2,432 | ▲ 258 |
| 1989 | 23 | 2,690 | ▼ 655 |
| 1988 | 31 | 2,035 | ▼ 206 |
| 1987 | 35 | 1,829 | ▲ 332 |
| 1986 | 26 | 2,161 | ▼ 90 |
| 1985 | 27 | 2,071 | ▼ 138 |
| 1984 | 28 | 1,933 | ▲ 207 |
| 1983 | 24 | 2,140 | ▼ 211 |
| 1982 | 28 | 1,929 | ▲ 489 |
| 1981 | 20 | 2,418 | ▲ 1,197 |
| 1980 | 11 | 3,615 | ▼ 1,305 |
| 1979 | 21 | 2,310 | ▲ 258 |
| 1978 | 17 | 2,568 | ▼ 560 |
| 1977 | 24 | 2,008 | ▲ 237 |
| 1976 | 20 | 2,245 | ▲ 1,414 |
| 1975 | 9 | 3,659 | ▼ 1,200 |
| 1974 | 16 | 2,459 | ▲ 398 |
| 1973 | 12 | 2,857 | ▼ 777 |
| 1972 | 19 | 2,080 | ▲ 1,883 |
| 1971 | 7 | 3,963 | ▲ 267 |
| 1970 | 6 | 4,230 | ▼ 916 |
| 1969 | 8 | 3,314 | ▼ 207 |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | back (not recorded in 1967) |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | new |