How popular is “Christopher” in the USA?
Number of people named “Christopher” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Christopher” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Christopher” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Christopher” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Christopher” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Christopher” by birth year
This chart shows how “Christopher” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 95 | 0.000471501 | 95 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 68 | 0.000352898 | 68 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 89 | 0.000401746 | 89 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 89 | 0.000410242 | 89 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 68 | 0.000279306 | 68 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 71 | 0.000294784 | 71 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 66 | 0.000258502 | 66 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 56 | 0.00022636 | 56 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 79 | 0.000263797 | 79 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 71 | 0.000245721 | 71 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 66 | 0.000218977 | 66 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 62 | 0.000216276 | 62 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 100 | 0.000299066 | 100 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 93 | 0.000285958 | 93 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 72 | 0.000212584 | 72 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 60 | 0.00017093 | 60 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 73 | 0.000204205 | 73 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 57 | 0.000164285 | 57 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 43 | 0.000112726 | 43 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 42 | 0.000123809 | 42 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 55 | 0.000122151 | 55 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 34 | 0.000098319 | 34 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 47 | 0.000121531 | 47 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 50 | 0.000131164 | 50 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 43 | 0.000106571 | 43 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 50 | 0.000117945 | 50 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 49 | 0.000114365 | 49 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 52 | 0.000111734 | 52 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 54 | 0.000110508 | 54 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 50 | 0.000097804 | 50 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 70 | 0.000118501 | 70 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 83 | 0.000128826 | 83 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 151 | 0.000152825 | 151 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 157 | 0.000138069 | 157 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 200 | 0.000141208 | 200 | -100% | |
| 1915 | 242 | 0.000132065 | 242 | -100% | |
| 1916 | 260 | 0.000134407 | 260 | -100% | |
| 1917 | 263 | 0.000131057 | 263 | -100% | |
| 1918 | 272 | 0.000125282 | 272 | -100% | |
| 1919 | 262 | 0.000124156 | 262 | -100% | |
| 1920 | 293 | 0.000129494 | 293 | -100% | |
| 1921 | 291 | 0.000124652 | 291 | -100% | |
| 1922 | 307 | 0.000134111 | 307 | -100% | |
| 1923 | 294 | 0.000127688 | 294 | -100% | |
| 1924 | 297 | 0.000124705 | 297 | -100% | |
| 1925 | 286 | 0.000122572 | 286 | -100% | |
| 1926 | 270 | 0.000117601 | 270 | -100% | |
| 1927 | 285 | 0.000122879 | 285 | -100% | |
| 1928 | 266 | 0.000117652 | 266 | -100% | |
| 1929 | 273 | 0.000124534 | 273 | -100% | |
| 1930 | 267 | 0.000120093 | 267 | -100% | |
| 1931 | 237 | 0.000112624 | 237 | -100% | |
| 1932 | 244 | 0.000115571 | 244 | -100% | |
| 1933 | 205 | 0.00010253 | 205 | -100% | |
| 1934 | 271 | 0.000130491 | 271 | -100% | |
| 1935 | 269 | 0.000128719 | 269 | -100% | |
| 1936 | 277 | 0.000133332 | 277 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 294 | 0.000137988 | 294 | -100% | |
| 1938 | 316 | 0.000142821 | 8 | 308 | -95% |
| 1939 | 364 | 0.000165199 | 5 | 359 | -97% |
| 1940 | 506 | 0.000219752 | 7 | 499 | -97% |
| 1941 | 625 | 0.000256532 | 7 | 618 | -98% |
| 1942 | 829 | 0.000303471 | 17 | 812 | -96% |
| 1943 | 904 | 0.000320283 | 15 | 889 | -97% |
| 1944 | 1012 | 0.000376207 | 10 | 1002 | -98% |
| 1945 | 1165 | 0.000439151 | 27 | 1138 | -95% |
| 1946 | 1620 | 0.000507003 | 21 | 1599 | -97% |
| 1947 | 2303 | 0.000639328 | 30 | 2273 | -97% |
| 1948 | 3072 | 0.000889795 | 35 | 3037 | -98% |
| 1949 | 4029 | 0.001156193 | 30 | 3999 | -99% |
| 1950 | 4867 | 0.00138922 | 31 | 4836 | -99% |
| 1951 | 5775 | 0.00156769 | 41 | 5734 | -99% |
| 1952 | 6317 | 0.001663229 | 16 | 6301 | -99% |
| 1953 | 6103 | 0.00158371 | 24 | 6079 | -99% |
| 1954 | 6114 | 0.001535907 | 31 | 6083 | -99% |
| 1955 | 7948 | 0.001979543 | 28 | 7920 | -99% |
| 1956 | 8417 | 0.002041433 | 32 | 8385 | -99% |
| 1957 | 9031 | 0.002148962 | 40 | 8991 | -99% |
| 1958 | 11111 | 0.002688514 | 38 | 11073 | -99% |
| 1959 | 12940 | 0.00311303 | 41 | 12899 | -99% |
| 1960 | 15414 | 0.003710381 | 52 | 15362 | -99% |
| 1961 | 17281 | 0.004173221 | 62 | 17219 | -99% |
| 1962 | 17594 | 0.004360295 | 69 | 17525 | -99% |
| 1963 | 18415 | 0.004651909 | 67 | 18348 | -99% |
| 1964 | 19693 | 0.005065498 | 60 | 19633 | -99% |
| 1965 | 24726 | 0.00681979 | 83 | 24643 | -99% |
| 1966 | 27972 | 0.008048035 | 105 | 27867 | -99% |
| 1967 | 29546 | 0.008702773 | 130 | 29416 | -99% |
| 1968 | 31600 | 0.009353106 | 132 | 31468 | -99% |
| 1969 | 35864 | 0.010318657 | 174 | 35690 | -99% |
| 1970 | 41977 | 0.011638201 | 217 | 41760 | -99% |
| 1971 | 48504 | 0.014130883 | 270 | 48234 | -99% |
| 1972 | 52432 | 0.016680459 | 250 | 52182 | -99% |
| 1973 | 48591 | 0.016105087 | 275 | 48316 | -99% |
| 1974 | 48881 | 0.016078187 | 288 | 48593 | -99% |
| 1975 | 46883 | 0.01552556 | 302 | 46581 | -99% |
| 1976 | 45479 | 0.014986651 | 276 | 45203 | -99% |
| 1977 | 47014 | 0.014799621 | 278 | 46736 | -99% |
| 1978 | 47541 | 0.014977359 | 298 | 47243 | -99% |
| 1979 | 50992 | 0.015325279 | 314 | 50678 | -99% |
| 1980 | 49401 | 0.014340583 | 312 | 49089 | -99% |
| 1981 | 50516 | 0.014601739 | 292 | 50224 | -99% |
| 1982 | 59665 | 0.017007394 | 430 | 59235 | -99% |
| 1983 | 59758 | 0.017253945 | 418 | 59340 | -99% |
| 1984 | 60414 | 0.017316874 | 390 | 60024 | -99% |
| 1985 | 60025 | 0.016818371 | 415 | 59610 | -99% |
| 1986 | 57107 | 0.016055042 | 409 | 56698 | -99% |
| 1987 | 54871 | 0.015218951 | 378 | 54493 | -99% |
| 1988 | 53364 | 0.014443161 | 354 | 53010 | -99% |
| 1989 | 53428 | 0.013897968 | 242 | 53186 | -99% |
| 1990 | 52541 | 0.01329443 | 188 | 52353 | -99% |
| 1991 | 47266 | 0.012135082 | 158 | 47108 | -99% |
| 1992 | 42596 | 0.011089925 | 131 | 42465 | -99% |
| 1993 | 38347 | 0.010171664 | 111 | 38236 | -99% |
| 1994 | 34907 | 0.009390276 | 103 | 34804 | -99% |
| 1995 | 32777 | 0.00895085 | 104 | 32673 | -99% |
| 1996 | 30977 | 0.008494021 | 74 | 30903 | -100% |
| 1997 | 29164 | 0.00804407 | 59 | 29105 | -100% |
| 1998 | 27058 | 0.007356754 | 54 | 27004 | -100% |
| 1999 | 25669 | 0.006949557 | 65 | 25604 | -99% |
| 2000 | 24986 | 0.006610721 | 50 | 24936 | -100% |
| 2001 | 23171 | 0.006190334 | 40 | 23131 | -100% |
| 2002 | 21716 | 0.005809844 | 29 | 21687 | -100% |
| 2003 | 20795 | 0.005469835 | 42 | 20753 | -100% |
| 2004 | 19734 | 0.005165483 | 97 | 19637 | -99% |
| 2005 | 19220 | 0.004999783 | 47 | 19173 | -100% |
| 2006 | 19724 | 0.004986705 | 39 | 19685 | -100% |
| 2007 | 20052 | 0.005017204 | 25 | 20027 | -100% |
| 2008 | 17999 | 0.004580565 | 39 | 17960 | -100% |
| 2009 | 16385 | 0.004290589 | 23 | 16362 | -100% |
| 2010 | 14305 | 0.003872047 | 11 | 14294 | -100% |
| 2011 | 13036 | 0.003565344 | 17 | 13019 | -100% |
| 2012 | 11934 | 0.00326448 | 19 | 11915 | -100% |
| 2013 | 10887 | 0.002987936 | 15 | 10872 | -100% |
| 2014 | 10391 | 0.002805205 | 16 | 10375 | -100% |
| 2015 | 9857 | 0.002665215 | 15 | 9842 | -100% |
| 2016 | 9107 | 0.002484274 | 13 | 9094 | -100% |
| 2017 | 8307 | 0.002325095 | 8307 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 7332 | 0.002087848 | 9 | 7323 | -100% |
| 2019 | 7004 | 0.002020878 | 5 | 6999 | -100% |
| 2020 | 6201 | 0.001859939 | 9 | 6192 | -100% |
| 2021 | 5846 | 0.001729733 | 11 | 5835 | -100% |
| 2022 | 5540 | 0.00164788 | 5 | 5535 | -100% |