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Christoher

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Christoher is absent from the 2024 data, which means fewer than five births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
fewer than 5 births
Births in 2024
0not in the data
Peak year
198462 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1961
1,094people given the name
Babies named Christoher, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,094 boys have been named Christoher in the United States since 1961, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1984, with 62 births.

The name has all but left use: none recorded in 2024, against 62 at the peak.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1983, and the 1980s alone account for 46%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Christoher
1960s66
1970s327
1980s502
1990s155
2000s44

In 1984, its biggest year

Christoher was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1984 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. See all of 1984.

Names that rose and fell with Christoher

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.