Christopher is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #68 in 2025.
Christopher is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #68 for boy births in the United States (and #117 across all names), given to 4,748 babies — 4,756 including U.S. territories. Christopher first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1984 (60,021 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,748 | 4,756 | — | #68 |
| 2024 | 5,082 | 5,090 | — | #61 |
| 2023 | 5,204 | 5,211 | #13,805 | #55 |
| 2022 | 5,594 | 5,606 | #15,820 | #55 |
| 2021 | 5,874 | 5,884 | #9,099 | #52 |
| 2020 | 6,227 | 6,240 | #9,073 | #47 |
| 2019 | 7,027 | 7,040 | #16,062 | #44 |
| 2018 | 7,350 | 7,366 | #10,752 | #42 |
| 2017 | 8,319 | 8,340 | — | #39 |
| 2016 | 9,119 | 9,149 | #8,495 | #36 |
| 2015 | 9,868 | 9,894 | #7,708 | #32 |
| 2014 | 10,406 | 10,455 | #7,387 | #30 |
| 2013 | 10,893 | 10,942 | #7,843 | #26 |
| 2012 | 11,940 | 11,992 | #6,663 | #23 |
| 2011 | 13,045 | 13,103 | #6,922 | #20 |
| 2010 | 14,310 | 14,382 | #9,929 | #13 |
| 2009 | 16,391 | 16,458 | #5,932 | #10 |
| 2008 | 18,005 | 18,082 | #4,025 | #9 |
| 2007 | 20,055 | 20,149 | #5,561 | #6 |
| 2006 | 19,727 | 19,856 | #3,869 | #8 |
| 2005 | 19,221 | 19,368 | #3,274 | #10 |
| 2004 | 19,733 | 19,901 | #1,928 | #10 |
| 2003 | 20,795 | 20,997 | #3,424 | #9 |
| 2002 | 21,718 | 21,935 | #4,298 | #8 |
| 2001 | 23,172 | 23,445 | #3,380 | #5 |
| 2000 | 24,986 | 25,329 | #2,868 | #5 |
| 1999 | 25,669 | 26,001 | #2,288 | #6 |
| 1998 | 27,061 | 27,405 | #2,537 | #5 |
| 1997 | 29,167 | — | #2,290 | #4 |
| 1996 | 30,978 | — | #1,931 | #4 |
| 1995 | 32,783 | — | #1,510 | #3 |
| 1994 | 34,910 | — | #1,512 | #2 |
| 1993 | 38,349 | — | #1,438 | #2 |
| 1992 | 42,598 | — | #1,301 | #2 |
| 1991 | 47,269 | — | #1,122 | #2 |
| 1990 | 52,550 | — | #981 | #2 |
| 1989 | 53,428 | — | #788 | #2 |
| 1988 | 53,368 | — | #577 | #2 |
| 1987 | 54,871 | — | #533 | #2 |
| 1986 | 57,102 | — | #509 | #2 |
| 1985 | 60,024 | — | #492 | #2 |
| 1984 | 60,411 | — | #505 | #2 |
| 1983 | 59,742 | — | #476 | #2 |
| 1982 | 59,653 | — | #483 | #2 |
| 1981 | 50,513 | — | #623 | #2 |
| 1980 | 49,391 | — | #594 | #2 |
| 1979 | 50,973 | — | #581 | #2 |
| 1978 | 47,534 | — | #576 | #3 |
| 1977 | 46,999 | — | #608 | #3 |
| 1976 | 45,466 | — | #589 | #3 |
| 1975 | 46,877 | — | #560 | #3 |
| 1974 | 48,873 | — | #563 | #3 |
| 1973 | 48,588 | — | #578 | #2 |
| 1972 | 52,422 | — | #621 | #2 |
| 1971 | 48,495 | — | #622 | #6 |
| 1970 | 41,964 | — | #710 | #6 |
| 1969 | 35,845 | — | #777 | #7 |
| 1968 | 31,600 | — | #899 | #9 |
| 1967 | 29,543 | — | #897 | #9 |
| 1966 | 27,971 | — | #1,001 | #12 |
| 1965 | 24,723 | — | #1,179 | #18 |
| 1964 | 19,688 | — | #1,446 | #23 |
| 1963 | 18,405 | — | #1,362 | #26 |
| 1962 | 17,604 | — | #1,334 | #26 |
| 1961 | 17,286 | — | #1,407 | #26 |
| 1960 | 15,412 | — | #1,564 | #29 |
| 1959 | 12,956 | — | #1,725 | #35 |
| 1958 | 11,117 | — | #1,765 | #39 |
| 1957 | 9,037 | — | #1,706 | #43 |
| 1956 | 8,416 | — | #1,902 | #47 |
| 1955 | 7,950 | — | #2,028 | #49 |
| 1954 | 6,115 | — | #1,879 | #64 |
| 1953 | 6,105 | — | #2,133 | #63 |
| 1952 | 6,318 | — | #2,693 | #57 |
| 1951 | 5,775 | — | #1,465 | #61 |
| 1950 | 4,866 | — | #1,685 | #72 |
| 1949 | 4,030 | — | #1,742 | #81 |
| 1948 | 3,071 | — | #1,577 | #102 |
| 1947 | 2,303 | — | #1,762 | #127 |
| 1946 | 1,620 | — | #2,036 | #150 |
| 1945 | 1,165 | — | #1,599 | #160 |
| 1944 | 1,011 | — | #2,972 | #170 |
| 1943 | 903 | — | #2,361 | #184 |
| 1942 | 830 | — | #2,130 | #195 |
| 1941 | 625 | — | #3,630 | #215 |
| 1940 | 506 | — | #3,566 | #241 |
| 1939 | 364 | — | #4,359 | #292 |
| 1938 | 316 | — | #3,231 | #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 |