Trend of the Popularity of Christopher as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 5,054 male babies that were named Christopher in the US, which was 0.30% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Christopher peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1984 with a count of 60,019 babies, which was 3.33% of the total male babies born in the US in 1984.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Christopher, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Christopher.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Christopher in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Christopher in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Christopher from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Christopher as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Male Babies Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980 49082 2.75
1981 50221 2.80
1982 59229 3.26
1983 59329 3.31
1984 60019 3.33
1985 59616 3.23
1986 56697 3.08
1987 54494 2.92
1988 53015 2.77
1989 53184 2.66
1990 52359 2.55
1991 47110 2.33
1992 42473 2.13
1993 38236 1.95
1994 34806 1.80
1995 32677 1.72
1996 30902 1.63
1997 29106 1.54
1998 27007 1.41
1999 25604 1.33
2000 24937 1.27
2001 23132 1.19
2002 21689 1.12
2003 20753 1.05
2004 19636 0.99
2005 19173 0.96
2006 19688 0.96
2007 20029 0.97
2008 17966 0.88
2009 16367 0.83
2010 14296 0.75
2011 13026 0.69
2012 11919 0.63
2013 10878 0.57
2014 10387 0.54
2015 9851 0.51
2016 9101 0.48
2017 8315 0.45
2018 7333 0.40
2019 7015 0.39
2020 6213 0.36
2021 5856 0.34
2022 5579 0.32
2023 5191 0.30
2024 5054 0.30