Cristopher

Cristopher: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bearing Christ”
Origin
Greek
Say it
KRIS-tə-fər · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros. Cristóbal is the standard Spanish form, while Cristopher is a modern spelling used in Spanish-speaking contexts.

How popular is Cristopher?

202449.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Cristopher in 2024163

2024 rank#1,227 boys

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 188011,770

Cristopher is fading: recent use is about 50% of its level ten years before.

Names like Cristopher

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Cristopher questions

What does the name Cristopher mean?

Cristopher means "bearing Christ". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros. Cristóbal is the standard Spanish form, while Cristopher is a modern spelling used in Spanish-speaking contexts.

Is Cristopher a boy or girl name?

Cristopher is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cristopher?

163 US babies were named Cristopher in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Cristopher?

Cristopher is usually pronounced KRIS-tə-fər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.