Christopher

“Christ-bearer” — Ancient Greek, via Late Latin origin

Boy's name · #68 in the US (2025) · 80s

Christopher has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #2 (1972) · 2,069,596 babies named Christopher all-time · 1 in 360 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 530 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 610 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 750 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Christophers

Christopher Columbus — Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
Christopher Lee — English actor and singer (1922–2015)
Christopher Nolan — British-American filmmaker (born 1970)
Christopher Plummer — Canadian actor (1929–2021)
Christopher Marlowe — English dramatist, poet and translator (1564–1593)

In stories & tradition

Christopher (Cable) — Deadpool 2 · Uncanny X-Men
Christopher Pike — The Cage · Will You Take My Hand?
Christopher Robin — Winnie-the-Pooh series

What Christophers become

Among 6,375 notable people named Christopher:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Christopher A. Sims, American econometrician and macroeconomist (1942-2026).

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