Chistopher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-tuh-fer
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Chistopher is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearer of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Chistopher mean?
Greek: misspelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros
“bearer of Christ”
Misspelling of Christopher, the name of Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travellers.
Is Chistopher a girl's or a boy's name?
Chistopher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chistopher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Chistopher, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1985, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1958.
2025 had more boys named Chistopher than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Chistopher in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were given Chistopher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,210, up from #9,710 for this spelling alone.
- Kristofer 31
- Kristoffer 12
- Chistopher 7
Chistopher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,438 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,213 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,469 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,216 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,569 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,452 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,135 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,108 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
Nicknames for Chistopher
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Chistopher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Christopher Alexander Christian Jason Cristian Tyler Joshua Andrew Nicholas Jeremy Timothy Spencer
Other spellings of Chistopher
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chistopher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chistopher, updated 20 October 2026.