The baby name Christopher appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 69,158 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Christopher has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 45 |
| 1911 | 47 |
| 1912 | 135 |
| 1913 | 124 |
| 1914 | 177 |
| 1915 | 218 |
| 1916 | 246 |
| 1917 | 255 |
| 1918 | 271 |
| 1919 | 246 |
| 1920 | 283 |
| 1921 | 292 |
| 1922 | 294 |
| 1923 | 316 |
| 1924 | 299 |
| 1925 | 258 |
| 1926 | 254 |
| 1927 | 304 |
| 1928 | 255 |
| 1929 | 249 |
| 1930 | 235 |
| 1931 | 225 |
| 1932 | 207 |
| 1933 | 167 |
| 1934 | 247 |
| 1935 | 247 |
| 1936 | 251 |
| 1937 | 255 |
| 1938 | 280 |
| 1939 | 339 |
| 1940 | 488 |
| 1941 | 622 |
| 1942 | 862 |
| 1943 | 942 |
| 1944 | 1,078 |
| 1945 | 1,133 |
| 1946 | 1,581 |
| 1947 | 2,475 |
| 1948 | 3,254 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 4,352 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1950 | 5,374 |
| 1951 | 15 |
| 1951 | 6,119 |
| 1952 | 6,926 |
| 1953 | 6,956 |
| 1954 | 6,751 |
| 1955 | 9,471 |
| 1956 | 9,922 |
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1957 | 10,391 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1958 | 13,138 |
| 1959 | 12 |
| 1959 | 14,493 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1960 | 17,731 |
| 1961 | 33 |
| 1961 | 19,391 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1962 | 20,067 |
| 1963 | 17 |
| 1963 | 21,570 |
| 1964 | 20 |
| 1964 | 22,199 |
| 1965 | 30 |
| 1965 | 29,481 |
| 1966 | 37 |
| 1966 | 32,466 |
| 1967 | 98 |
| 1967 | 34,450 |
| 1968 | 81 |
| 1968 | 36,474 |
| 1969 | 134 |
| 1969 | 41,688 |
| 1970 | 196 |
| 1970 | 47,327 |
| 1971 | 260 |
| 1971 | 55,789 |
| 1972 | 232 |
| 1972 | 60,590 |
| 1973 | 269 |
| 1973 | 56,433 |
| 1974 | 281 |
| 1974 | 56,869 |
| 1975 | 306 |
| 1975 | 53,137 |
| 1976 | 267 |
| 1976 | 51,160 |
| 1977 | 301 |
| 1977 | 61,050 |
| 1978 | 288 |
| 1978 | 56,334 |
| 1979 | 324 |
| 1979 | 58,422 |
| 1980 | 280 |
| 1980 | 59,521 |
| 1981 | 265 |
| 1981 | 54,297 |
| 1982 | 437 |
| 1982 | 64,003 |
| 1983 | 431 |
| 1983 | 66,196 |
| 1984 | 396 |
| 1984 | 63,616 |
| 1985 | 507 |
| 1985 | 58,155 |
| 1986 | 458 |
| 1986 | 69,158 |
| 1987 | 420 |
| 1987 | 57,857 |
| 1988 | 361 |
| 1988 | 55,876 |
| 1989 | 201 |
| 1989 | 56,638 |
| 1990 | 113 |
| 1990 | 53,377 |
| 1991 | 63 |
| 1991 | 48,403 |
| 1992 | 72 |
| 1992 | 48,145 |
| 1993 | 35 |
| 1993 | 44,756 |
| 1994 | 35 |
| 1994 | 40,795 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1995 | 37,139 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1996 | 34,682 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1997 | 32,239 |
| 1998 | 30,085 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 1999 | 28,890 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2000 | 27,064 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2001 | 24,719 |
| 2002 | 23,721 |
| 2003 | 21,481 |
| 2004 | 68 |
| 2004 | 20,486 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2005 | 20,243 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2006 | 22,640 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2007 | 21,132 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2008 | 19,235 |
| 2009 | 18,353 |
| 2010 | 15,347 |
| 2011 | 14,439 |
| 2012 | 14,315 |
| 2013 | 13,019 |
| 2014 | 11,576 |
| 2015 | 12,881 |
| 2016 | 12,136 |
| 2017 | 11,410 |
| 2018 | 9,223 |
| 2019 | 8,789 |
| 2020 | 5,934 |
| 2021 | 6,589 |
| 2022 | 6,160 |
| 2023 | 5,527 |
| 2024 | 5,456 |