Khristopher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-to-fer
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Khristopher is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Khristopher mean?
Greek: spelling of Christopher; from Greek Khristophoros
“bearing Christ”
St Christopher, said to have carried the Christ child across a river, is the patron saint of travellers.
Meaning borrowed from Christopher. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khristopher a girl's or a boy's name?
Khristopher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khristopher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Khristopher, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 72 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the boys named Khristopher in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,172 boys in the US were given Khristopher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #68, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
- Christopher 4,748
- Kristopher 172
- Cristopher 126
- Cristofer 80
- Christofer 22
- Khristopher 18
- Christoper 6
Khristopher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,057 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,643 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,181 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,930 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,021 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,572 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,319 |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,365 |
| 1989 | 69 | #1,313 |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,400 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,268 |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,428 |
| 1984 | 44 | #1,443 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,361 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,601 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 44 | #1,407 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,121 |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,252 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,267 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,612 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
Nicknames for Khristopher
Names like Khristopher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander Cristian Kyler Tyler Damian Alexis Hunter Lucas Christian Joshua Jason Nicholas
Other spellings of Khristopher
Christopher Kristopher Cristopher Cristofer Christofer Christoper
Names related to Khristopher
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Khristopher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khristopher, updated 20 October 2026.