Christopher Name Popularity

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How popular is Christopher?

Ranking 42nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Christopher is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2 for the first time in 1972 and as recently as 1994.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1984 with 60,029 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Christopher in any given year was 34 in 1901.

Christopher, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1892, 1907-1915, 1936-1972, and 1978-1982, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1972-1976, 1990-2004, and 2005-2017.

Christopher's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Christopher be?

Christopher's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Christopher has dropped.

The name Christopher is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Christop. (Girl)		Christop. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,679	7,261	42
2017		< 5	--	8,285	38
2016		13	8,470	9,066	36
2015		15	7,690	9,815	32
2014		16	7,372	10,352	30
2013		15	7,832	10,859	26
2012		19	6,643	11,898	23
2011		17	7,174	13,000	20
2010		11	9,922	14,279	13
2009		23	5,929	16,355	10
2008		39	4,024	17,947	9
2007		25	5,552	20,018	6
2006		39	3,867	19,680	8
2005		47	3,271	19,168	10
2004		97	1,927	19,630	10
2003		42	3,420	20,749	9
2002		29	4,296	21,684	8
2001		40	3,378	23,126	5
2000		50	2,867	24,932	5
1999		65	2,288	25,603	6
1998		54	2,534	27,002	5
1997		59	2,289	29,105	4
1996		74	1,932	30,901	4
1995		104	1,511	32,674	3
1994		103	1,511	34,800	2
1993		111	1,447	38,227	2
1992		131	1,297	42,460	2
1991		158	1,122	47,104	2
1990		188	981	52,336	2
1989		242	788	53,178	2
1988		354	577	52,997	2
1987		378	533	54,493	2
1986		409	509	56,691	2
1985		415	491	59,609	2
1984		391	505	60,029	2
1983		419	476	59,349	2
1982		430	483	59,231	2
1981		292	623	50,235	2
1980		312	594	49,092	2
1979		314	582	50,677	2
1978		298	576	47,259	3
1977		278	608	46,749	3
1976		276	589	45,210	3
1975		302	560	46,592	3
1974		288	563	48,603	3
1973		275	579	48,321	2
1972		250	622	52,189	2
1971		270	622	48,234	6
1970		218	708	41,772	6
1969		173	777	35,698	7
1968		132	898	31,459	9
1967		130	897	29,426	9
1966		104	1,010	27,874	12
1965		83	1,179	24,637	18
1964		60	1,460	19,634	23
1963		67	1,355	18,352	26
1962		69	1,335	17,519	26
1961		62	1,418	17,226	26
1960		52	1,543	15,352	29
1959		40	1,742	12,897	35
1958		39	1,737	11,075	39
1957		40	1,707	8,963	43
1956		32	1,904	8,376	47
1955		28	2,026	7,905	49
1954		31	1,879	6,071	64
1953		24	2,133	6,076	63
1952		16	2,694	6,300	57
1951		41	1,466	5,733	61
1950		31	1,687	4,835	72
1949		30	1,742	3,999	81
1948		35	1,577	3,038	102
1947		30	1,762	2,273	127
1946		21	2,036	1,600	150
1945		27	1,599	1,136	161
1944		10	2,972	1,002	170
1943		15	2,361	889	184
1942		17	2,131	812	195
1941		7	3,630	619	215
1940		7	3,565	499	241
1939		5	4,361	359	292
1938		8	3,231	308	313
1937		< 5	--	294	312
1936		< 5	--	277	323
1935		< 5	--	269	334
1934		< 5	--	271	330
1933		< 5	--	208	376
1932		< 5	--	244	354
1931		< 5	--	237	364
1930		< 5	--	267	344
1929		< 5	--	274	336
1928		< 5	--	266	349
1927		< 5	--	286	340
1926		< 5	--	270	353
1925		< 5	--	286	345
1924		< 5	--	297	338
1923		< 5	--	295	339
1922		< 5	--	307	332
1921		< 5	--	291	346
1920		< 5	--	293	339
1919		< 5	--	263	353
1918		< 5	--	272	351
1917		< 5	--	263	340
1916		< 5	--	260	331
1915		< 5	--	242	341
1914		< 5	--	200	321
1913		< 5	--	157	322
1912		< 5	--	151	290
1911		< 5	--	83	289
1910		< 5	--	70	296
1909		< 5	--	50	326
1908		< 5	--	54	296
1907		< 5	--	52	295
1906		< 5	--	49	288
1905		< 5	--	50	280
1904		< 5	--	43	294
1903		< 5	--	50	260
1902		< 5	--	47	274
1901		< 5	--	34	304
1900		< 5	--	55	278
1899		< 5	--	42	259
1898		< 5	--	43	277
1897		< 5	--	57	232
1896		< 5	--	73	206
1895		< 5	--	60	227
1894		< 5	--	72	202
1893		< 5	--	93	157
1892		< 5	--	100	159
1891		< 5	--	62	200
1890		< 5	--	66	201
1889		< 5	--	71	187
1888		< 5	--	79	188
1887		< 5	--	56	205
1886		< 5	--	66	201
1885		< 5	--	71	183
1884		< 5	--	68	196
1883		< 5	--	89	144
1882		< 5	--	89	155
1881		< 5	--	68	173
1880		< 5	--	95	142

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.