Over the past 110 years, 2 033 122 boys and 6 772 girls have been named Christopher. The name Christopher ranks 11th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Christopher in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Christopher came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.