Christopher is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “carrier of Christ.” In 2024 it was given to 5,054 boys in the United States.
Christopher belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “carrier of Christ” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Christopher first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 1972, and in 2024 5,054 babies received the name — 2,064,796 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Christopher means “carrier of Christ” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Christopher is a boy name. In 2024, 5,054 babies received the name in the US.
Christopher comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Christopher first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 1972, and 5,054 babies were given the name in 2024.
Christopher is pronounced /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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