Boy
Christopher
As a boy's name, Christopher traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "Bearer of Christ". It has cooled since its 1980s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is one of the most familiar names around. Since 1900, roughly 2,030,206 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
GreekBearer of Christ
LatinOne who carries Christ within
Births by decade
1900s
484
1910s
1,961
1920s
2,865
1930s
2,747
1940s
16,070
1950s
78,550
1960s
238,136
1970s
478,383
1980s
558,501
1990s
361,251
2000s
203,680
2010s
87,578
Peaked in the 1980s · 2,030,206 total U.S. births since 1900