How Many People Are Named Cristopher?
An estimated 11,474 people in the United States have the first name Cristopher. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Cristopher peaked in popularity in 2007 with 576 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristopher as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cristopher paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,474
About 1 in 29,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
576 births
Total Registered
11,770
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristopher
Cristopher is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,770 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cristopher as a male name
Ranked #1,226 in 2024
163 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (576 births)
Cristopher: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristopher span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,203 babies were registered. Cristopher has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cristopher by Decade
How has Cristopher tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cristopher by State
Birth registrations for Cristopher span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Mexico, Kentucky, Kansas. On average, about 252 Cristophers were registered per state.
Cristopher + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristopher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristopher
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristopher: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristopher?
We estimate approximately 11,474 people named Cristopher are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristopher a common name?
Cristopher is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,770 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristopher most popular?
Cristopher reached peak popularity in 2007, when 576 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristopher is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristopher a male name?
Cristopher is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristopher Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristopher Smith, Cristopher Johnson, Cristopher Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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