Christopher

Christopher

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος. The constituent parts are Χριστός, "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν, "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century.

From Wikipedia

Christopher first appears in the data in 1943 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 67 babies (rank #261 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Christopher

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Christopher yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,427

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1943	1	#10
1944	1	#23
1945	1	#141
1949	1	#24
1954	1	#67
1955	1	#757
1957	2	#749
1958	2	#775
1959	1	#853
1960	1	#925
1961	1	#902
1962	1	#962
1963	2	#855
1964	2	#853
1965	2	#869
1966	2	#892
1967	4	#782
1968	4	#791
1969	4	#830
1970	4	#827
1971	9	#662
1972	7	#711
1973	6	#718
1974	4	#822
1975	4	#831
1976	4	#827
1977	5	#773
1978	8	#666
1979	14	#518
1980	15	#531
1981	19	#467
1982	23	#430
1983	41	#308
1984	47	#286
1985	51	#274
1986	42	#318
1987	47	#313
1988	52	#285
1989	57	#272
1990	63	#272
1991	67	#261
1992	40	#368
1993	66	#263
1994	42	#359
1995	37	#389
1996	35	#405
1997	22	#528
1998	43	#361
1999	42	#374
2000	36	#398
2001	39	#393
2002	41	#374
2003	38	#380
2004	43	#356
2005	23	#494
2006	34	#387
2007	31	#401
2008	19	#525
2009	29	#394
2010	23	#453
2011	29	#386
2012	25	#405
2013	34	#331
2014	33	#332

Year

Babies

Rank

1943

#10

1944

#23

1945

#141

1949

#24

1954

#67

1955

#757

1957

#749

1958

#775

1959

#853

1960

#925

1961

#902

1962

#962

1963

#855

1964

#853

1965

#869

1966

#892

1967

#782

1968

#791

1969

#830

1970

#827

1971

#662

1972

#711

1973

#718

1974

#822

1975

#831

1976

#827

1977

#773

1978

#666

1979

#518

1980

#531

1981

#467

1982

#430

1983

#308

1984

#286

1985

#274

1986

#318

1987

#313

1988

#285

1989

#272

1990

#272

1991

#261

1992

#368

1993

#263

1994

#359

1995

#389

1996

#405

1997

#528

1998

#361

1999

#374

2000

#398

2001

#393

2002

#374

2003

#380

2004

#356

2005

#494

2006

#387

2007

#401

2008

#525

2009

#394

2010

#453

2011

#386

2012

#405

2013

#331

2014

#332

Meaning

Numerology of Christopher

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Christopher

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