Over the past 110 years, 6 772 girls and 2 033 122 boys have been named Christopher. The name Christopher ranks 1612th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Christopher in 1945. 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.