Christopher

“who carries Christ”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Christopher

Christopher means “who carries Christ” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 1989.
Over recent years, Christopher has been falling (−7.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Christopher every 96 schools, all spellings combined.

Christopher ranks 63^rd in United States, 114^th in Ireland and 134^th in Scotland, against 1,359^th in France.

United StatesSSA · 2023-25
63^rd boys’ name15,028 babies in 3 years1 boy in 342−5.4% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
114^th boys’ name146 babies in 3 years1 boy in 492−6.9% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
134^th boys’ name106 babies in 3 years1 boy in 565−2.7% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
156^th boys’ name257 babies in 3 years1 boy in 661−7.4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
178^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 675−5.3% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
208^th boys’ name69 babies in 3 years1 boy in 714−1.8% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
184^th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 749
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
194^th boys’ name763 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,083−3.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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