Name
CHRISTOPHER

Name CHRISTOPHER

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 2,395,706 births of Christopher in the countries below, which represents an average of 16,871 births of children bearing the first name Christopher per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 7,546 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Christopher   
In Italiano Nome Christopher   
Available variant : Christopher-
Variations : Christofer , Kristofer , Kristopher


Information about the first name Christopher

The first name Christopher is listed in our categories :The first name Christopher has been assigned to:
99.72% to boys
0.28% to girls
The country where the first name Christopher is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 11 letters including 3 vowels and 8 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Christopher

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Christopher : Chirstopher, Chrisotpher, Christephor, Christhoper, Christohper, Christopher-, Christophre, Christphoer, Chrsitopher, Crhistopher, Cristhopher

Christopher in Japanese *

Romajikurisutofaa
Katakanaクリストファー
Hiraganaくりすとふぁー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Christopher in Japanese
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Christopher in sign language

Christopher in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Christopher

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: krĭsʹtəfər, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
  • Hyphenation: Chris‧to‧pher
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • A surname originating as a patronymic.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
Proper noun (Synonyms) src :
  • (given name): Chip, Chris, Chrissy, Christoph, Christy, Kit, Topher
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English Christopher, as a variant of the standard French Christophe.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /kʁis.tɔ.fɛʁ/
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher m
  • a male given name
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English Christopher. Doublet of Cristóvão and Cristóforo.
Alternative forms src :
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher m
  • a male given name from English
SE Swedish
Etymology src :
  • English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher c (genitive Christophers)
  • a male given name from English
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher
  • a male given name
DE German
Etymology src :
  • From English Christopher, as a variant of the standard German Christoph.
Proper noun src :
  • Christopher m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophers)
  • a male given name from English
 

Popularity of the name Christopher

Number of CHRISTOPHER births per year

Total births of Christopher by country

Births with the first name Christopher
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
2,052,737
6,770
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
78,445
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
77,748
3
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
38,511
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
27,217
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
26,062
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
19,674
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
14,011
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
9,829
7
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
8,122
32
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
6,879
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
6,302
0
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
3,437
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
3,193
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
3,142
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
2,660
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
2,227
6
CLChili
2010 - 2021
2,082
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
2,032
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1,838
2
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
1,020
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
807
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
343
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
243
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
174
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
127
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
21
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
3
0

Total births of Christopher by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Christopher
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
5,523
0
MXMexico
2021
706
0
DEGermany
2022
359
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
287
0
CLChili
2021
139
0
ITItaly
2021
124
0
ONOntario
2019
114
0
IEIreland
2022
69
0
FRFrance
2022
29
0
ATAustria
2021
27
0
ABAlberta
2022
26
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
26
0
QCQuebec
2022
25
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
24
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
14
0
SESweden
2022
13
0
ARArgentina
2015
12
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
9
0
BEBelgium
2022
7
0
DKDenmark
2022
7
0
PLPoland
2022
6
0

Comments on the name Christopher

Personalities with the first name Christopher

There are 773 personalities with the first name Christopher


Johnny Depp
(John Christopher Depp Ii) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Musician Guitarist Voice actor Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor Nightclub owner


Chris Pratt
(Christopher Michael Pratt) src

United states of america
Actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor


Chris Pine
(Christopher Whitelaw Pine) src

United states of america
Stage actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor


Christopher Lee
(Christopher Frank Carandini Lee) src

United kingdom
Television actor Film actor Orator Soe agent Actor Writer Military personnel Character actor Stage actor Voice actor Opera singer Film producer


Christopher Plummer
(Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer) src

Canada
Film actor Actor Character actor Stage actor Voice actor Television actor


Christopher Nolan
(Christopher Edward Nolan) src

United states of america United kingdom
Screenwriter Actor Writer Cinematographer Executive producer Camera operator Film director Film producer Director Film editor Film actor


Christopher Marlowe
src

Kingdom of england
Writer Poet Playwright Translator


Chris Evans
(Christopher Robert Evans) src

United states of america
Actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Model Television actor Film actor


Ed Sheeran
(Edward Christopher Sheeran) src

United kingdom
Television actor Film actor Actor Singer Singer-songwriter Musician Songwriter Guitarist


Chris Hemsworth
src

Australia
Actor Model Television actor Film actor



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Christopher
Full list of personalities with the first name Christopher

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Christopher

There are 7469 actors and actresses with the first name Christopher
Christopher Savage
Christopher Nooney
Christopher Jennings
Christopher Bartolozzi
Christopher Ausburn
Christopher Klehr
Christopher Li
Christopher Craven
Christopher Briney
Christopher Denomme
Christopher Bones
Christopher Lorey
Christopher Casa
Christopher Reed
Christopher Feagans
Christopher Jordan Wallace
Christopher Lorincz
Christopher Paul Horne
Christopher James Phillips
Christopher Theobald
Christopher Tavani
Christopher Hurt
Christopher Gomez
Christopher Plumley
Christopher Montoya
Christopher Weedon
Christopher James Casper
Christopher Mulvin
Christopher Gerse
Christopher James Lopez

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Christopher
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Christopher

Rankings of first name CHRISTOPHER by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#56US United State of America2022
#92IE Ireland2022
#110CL Chili2021
#118ON Ontario2019
#144MX Mexico2021
#150IT Italy2021
#172AB Alberta2022
#177BC British Columbia2022
#180CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#190DE Germany2022
#191GB United Kingdom2021
#201NZ New Zealand2022
#225QC Quebec2022
#240AT Austria2021
#385AR Argentina2015
#464DK Denmark2022
#495PL Poland2022
#500SE Sweden2022
#849CH Switzerland2021
#1218BE Belgium2022
#1282FR France2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name CHRISTOPHER (female) births over the last year available in each country


Names that are phonetically close to Christopher