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Chritopher

KRIS-tuh-fer /ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2005 (#8,299)
Babies in 2005
8 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#2,052 in 1971
First recorded
1967

Meaning of Chritopher

Christopher is a popular name for boys with English origins. It is pronounced as KRIS-tuh-fer (/ˈkrɪs.tə.fər/). The name Christopher has variations in spelling but retains the same pronunciation. In terms of popularity, data for newborns in the United States shows that it had various rankings over the years. For example, in 2005, it was ranked 8297 with 8 occurrences. In previous years, it held positions such as 6991 in 1995, 8797 in 1994, and 6812 in 1993. Christopher has widespread associations and has been embraced by different cultures around the world.

How to pronounce Chritopher

English

Popularity of Chritopher in the U.S.

Chritopher was last recorded in the U.S. in 2005, ranked #8,299 with 8 babies. It peaked at #2,052 in 1971. It first appears in the records in 1967.

Bar and line chart: Chritopher in the U.S., 1967–2005. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 22 in 1986 and 8 in 2005. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,052 in 1971, #8,299 in 2005.
  • Boys named Chritopher (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1967–2005. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1967⁠–⁠2005 30 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
200588,299back
199576,992▲ 1,808
199458,800▼ 1,984
199376,816▼ 2,702
1992144,114▲ 2,405
199176,519▼ 2,112
1990124,407▼ 789
1989153,618▼ 1,019
1988222,599▼ 40
1987212,559▼ 130
1986222,429▲ 399
1985172,828▲ 873
1984113,701▼ 71
1983113,630▼ 522
1982143,108▲ 304
1981123,412▲ 722
198094,134▼ 966
1979133,168▲ 1,386
197874,554▲ 28
197774,582▼ 1,318
1976113,264▲ 164
1975103,428▲ 130
197493,558▼ 113
197393,445▼ 626
1972122,819▼ 767
1971202,052▲ 2,178
197064,230▼ 1,815
1969132,415▲ 1,721
196854,136▼ 170
196753,966new