Christophe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- krees-TOF
- Origin
- Greek
Christophe is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christophe mean?
Greek: French form of Christopher
“bearing Christ”
The French form of Christopher; Henri Christophe, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, later ruled as King of Haiti.
Is Christophe a girl's or a boy's name?
Christophe is a boys' name.
How popular is Christophe in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Christophe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Christophe in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1955, with 325 boys. It first appears in the records in 1929.
Half of all the boys named Christophe in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christophe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,941 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,268 |
| 1972 | 68 | #984 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 67 | #989 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,050 |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,017 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 68 | #890 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,082 |
| 1963 | 58 | #993 |
| 1962 | 72 | #895 |
| 1961 | 76 | #873 |
| 1960 | 102 | #759 |
| 1959 | 122 | #690 |
| 1958 | 172 | #589 |
| 1957 | 244 | #497 |
| 1956 | 292 | #438 |
| 1955 | 325 | #404 |
| 1954 | 273 | #438 |
| 1953 | 271 | #429 |
| 1952 | 282 | #409 |
| 1951 | 217 | #460 |
| 1950 | 156 | #543 |
| 1949 | 96 | #697 |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,000 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,598 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,883 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
Names like Christophe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Christophe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christophe, updated 20 October 2026.