Chrystopher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-tuh-fer
- Origin
- Greek
Chrystopher is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearer of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chrystopher mean?
Greek: spelling of Krystopher, itself a spelling of Christopher
“bearer of Christ”
Saint Christopher, patron of travellers, was said to have carried the Christ child across a river.
Meaning borrowed from Krystopher.
Is Chrystopher a girl's or a boy's name?
Chrystopher is a boys' name.
How popular is Chrystopher in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Chrystopher in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chrystopher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Nicknames for Chrystopher
Names like Chrystopher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Christopher, Alexander, Cristian, Christian, Cooper, Hunter, Caleb, Colter, Parker, Carter, Tyler, Alexis
Names related to Chrystopher
Cristopher, Christofer, Khristopher, Krystopher, Christapher, Christoffer
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, “Chrystopher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chrystopher, updated 20 October 2026.