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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 4,748 male babies that were named Christopher in the US, which was 0.28% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Christopher peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1984 with a count of 60,021 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 2025.

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	49079	2.75
1981	50221	2.80
1982	59223	3.26
1983	59324	3.31
1984	60021	3.33
1985	59609	3.23
1986	56693	3.08
1987	54493	2.92
1988	53014	2.77
1989	53186	2.66
1990	52362	2.55
1991	47111	2.33
1992	42468	2.13
1993	38237	1.95
1994	34807	1.80
1995	32679	1.72
1996	30904	1.63
1997	29108	1.54
1998	27007	1.41
1999	25604	1.33
2000	24936	1.27
2001	23132	1.19
2002	21689	1.12
2003	20753	1.05
2004	19636	0.99
2005	19174	0.96
2006	19688	0.96
2007	20030	0.97
2008	17966	0.88
2009	16368	0.83
2010	14299	0.75
2011	13027	0.69
2012	11921	0.63
2013	10878	0.57
2014	10390	0.54
2015	9853	0.51
2016	9106	0.48
2017	8319	0.45
2018	7341	0.40
2019	7022	0.39
2020	6216	0.36
2021	5863	0.34
2022	5589	0.32
2023	5198	0.30
2024	5082	0.30
2025	4748	0.28