Boy name
Christopher
Christopher holds the #68 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 4,748 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #47 in 2020 to #68 today. Its strongest year on record was 1972 (#2 nationally, 52,172 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#24 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#68
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#2
in 1972 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
4,748
boys named Christopher
Christopher popularity, 1880–2025
Where Christopher is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#30), Mississippi (#24), Delaware (#55)
Uniqueness score
16/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Christopher in the most recent year of SSA data.