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Christopher
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- Christopher 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Christophe 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Kristopher 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Krzysztof 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Cristobal 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🇨🇦
- Christoph 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇵🇱
- Cristopher 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🇨🇦
- Krištof 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🏴
- Kristofer 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Christoffer 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇹🇸🇪
- Cristofer 🇺🇸🇦🇷🇺🇾🇨🇱
- Kristoffer 🇺🇸🇫🇷🏴🇨🇦
- Christofer 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇦🇷🇨🇦
- Khristopher 🇺🇸
- Krisztofer 🇭🇺
- Krystof 🇺🇸🇨🇿
- Christof 🇺🇸🇧🇪🇦🇹
- Christobal 🇺🇸🇫🇷
- Krystopher 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦
- Kristoff 🇺🇸🏴🇨🇦
- Chrystopher 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦
3,031,804births recorded
27Countries
21Variants
1969Peak · France
#31Hungary 2025
Christopher is a boy name family recorded 3,031,804 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#31 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1969, at 2,624.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Christophe (France), Krzysztof (Poland), Christoph (Austria).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Christopher
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | English | 2,079,103 | 🇺🇸 United States | #68 | 1984 | ▼ 46 % |
| Christopher | English | 78,900 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #164 | 1982 | ▼ 45 % |
| Christopher | English | 42,784 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1985 | – |
| Christopher | English | 38,560 | 🇫🇷 France | #1266 | 1989 | ▼ 61 % |
| Christopher | English | 27,096 | 🏴 England & Wales | #203 | 1996 | ▼ 33 % |
| Christopher | English | 26,850 | 🏴 Scotland | #140 | 1982 | ▼ 48 % |
| Christophe | French | 376,070 | 🇫🇷 France | #1351 | 1969 | ▼ 37 % |
| Christophe | French | 4,476 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1955 | – |
| Christophe | French | 3,284 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #291 | 1995 | ▼ 72 % |
| Christophe | French | 945 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Christophe | French | 63 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1979 | – |
| Christophe | French | 54 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1966 | – |
| Kristopher | English | 63,548 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1188 | 1978 | ▼ 59 % |
| Kristopher | English | 2,635 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1517 | 1978 | new |
| Kristopher | English | 979 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1978 | – |
| Kristopher | English | 833 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1988 | – |
| Kristopher | English | 763 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1982 | – |
| Kristopher | English | 469 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 59,728 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #36 | 2000 | ▼ 31 % |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 474 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2010 | ▼ 77 % |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 473 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 1989 | new |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 113 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2008 | – |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2013 | – |
| Krzysztof | Polish | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1992 | – |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 25,303 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #11 | 2009 | – |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 8,946 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #544 | 1925 | ▲ 288 % |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 8,001 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1609 | 2001 | ▼ 28 % |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 250 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1968 | – |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 80 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1998 | – |
| Cristobal | Spanish | 11 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2008 | – |
| Christoph | German | 25,116 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #210 | 1988 | ▼ 72 % |
| Christoph | German | 1,192 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6446 | 1971 | ▼ 32 % |
| Christoph | German | 150 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1968 | – |
| Christoph | German | 68 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1996 | – |
| Christoph | German | 55 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2018 | – |
| Christoph | German | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2020 | – |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 11,898 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1425 | 2007 | ▼ 35 % |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 3,219 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #649 | 2014 | ▲ 134 % |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 320 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #173 | 1994 | ▲ 15 % |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 267 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #84 | 1996 | – |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 216 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1970 | – |
| Cristopher | Spanish | 85 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Krištof | German | 10,236 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #31 | 2015 | – |
| Krištof | German | 388 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Krištof | German | 299 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2001 | – |
| Krištof | German | 230 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #153 | 2025 | ▲ 55 % |
| Krištof | German | 164 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #436 | 2025 | ▲ 79 % |
| Krištof | German | 81 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2015 | – |
| Kristofer | English | 9,791 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3583 | 1978 | ▼ 32 % |
| Kristofer | English | 469 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1987 | – |
| Kristofer | English | 353 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1978 | – |
| Kristofer | English | 195 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1994 | – |
| Kristofer | English | 132 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1984 | – |
| Kristofer | English | 99 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Christoffer | Swedish | 8,314 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 1995 | – |
| Christoffer | Swedish | 1,705 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 1998 | – |
| Christoffer | Swedish | 728 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1990 | – |
| Christoffer | Swedish | 7 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1988 | – |
| Christoffer | Swedish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1995 | – |
| Cristofer | Spanish | 4,323 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1932 | 2008 | ▶ 0 % |
| Cristofer | Spanish | 1,669 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #837 | 2015 | ▲ 125 % |
| Cristofer | Spanish | 177 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #192 | 2005 | ▼ 43 % |
| Cristofer | Spanish | 0 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2003 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Christopher ↔ Christophe — checked by hand
- Christopher ↔ Cristobal — checked by hand
- Christopher ↔ Krištof — checked by hand
- Christopher ↔ Christoph — checked by hand
- Christopher ↔ Krzysztof — checked by hand
- Christopher ↔ Kristopher — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Cristopher — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Kristofer — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Christoffer — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Cristofer — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Kristoffer — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Christofer — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Khristopher — spelling variant
- Christopher ↔ Krisztofer — spelling variant
Questions about Christopher
How popular is the name Christopher?
In 2025 it ranked #31 in Hungary. Official registers record 3,031,804 births across 27 countries.
What is Christopher in other languages?
Christophe (French); Kristopher (English); Krzysztof (Polish); Cristobal (Spanish); Christoph (German); Cristopher (Spanish); Krištof (German); Kristofer (English); Christoffer (Swedish); Cristofer (Spanish).
When was Christopher most popular?
It peaked in France in 1969, at 2,624.5 births per 100,000.
Is Christopher a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Christopher is a boy name.