Christopher

Greek and Latin

"bearer of Christ"

Christopher Origin and Meaning

The name Christopher is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of Christ".

Christopher derived from the Greek Christophoros, which is composed of the elements Christos, referring to Christ, and phero, meaning "to bear."

The name was originally used figuratively, to represent the bearing of Christ in one’s heart. Later it became used to honor Saint Christopher, a third century martyr who became the protective saint of travelers, reflecting the legend of Christopher being the giant who carried the Christ Child over a river.

Christopher is an evergreen classic that dropped from Top 25 status in 2013, in spite of its appealingly strong, sincere, straightforward image, combined with a softer, more modern sound than, say, Robert or Richard.

The name appeals to a wide range of parents, and has been chosen by several celebrities, including Sean "Diddy" Combs.

The almost ubiquitous American nickname is Chris, but a more recent one is Topher, and there are British variations that might add a more individual spin to the name—Kit, Kip and Christy. Two Christophers known to every schoolchild: Christopher Columbus and Christopher Robin.

Christopher Rank in US Top 1000

# 55 in the US

Christopher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 237 on Nameberry

Christopher Popularity

• 55 US 2023
• 237 Nameberry 2024
• 173 Canada 2023
• 187 England 2023
• 133 Scotland 2023
• 90 Ireland 2022
• 295 Germany 2016
• 145 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Christopher

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Christopher.

• Matthew
• Michael
• Nicholas
• Andrew
• Daniel
• Alexander
• Joseph
• David
• Jonathan
• William
• Thomas
• Robert
• Charles
• Christian
• Edward
• Adam
• John
• Benjamin
• James
• Joshua

Famous People Named Christopher

• Christopher Mason American model
• Christopher Columbus Italian explorer
• Christopher Plummer Canadian actor
• Christopher Eccleston English actor
• Christopher Marlowe English dramatist
• Christopher Nolan British film director and producer
• Christopher Lee English actor
• Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer American actor and singer
• Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans American actor
• Christopher D'Olier Reeve American actor
• Christopher Allen Lloyd American actor
• Christopher Hitchens English,American author/journalist
• Christopher Walken American actor
• Christopher Peter Meroni American actor
• Christopher Kennedy Masterson American actor
• Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine American actor
• Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt American actor
• Christopher John "Topher" Grace American actor
• Christopher Haden Guest, British American actor/the 5th Baron Haden,Guest
• Christopher David "Chris" Noth American actor
• Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn American actor
• Christopher "Chris" Tucker American actor
• Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III American actor
• Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley American actor
• Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper American actor
• Christopher Moore American author
• Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak American musician
• Christopher Taylor Buckley Canadian American satirist and political speechwriter
• Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin British musician
• Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd Irish actor & comedian
• Christopher Robin Milne son of the Winnie,the,Pooh author
• Christopher Kelly Canadian NHL Hockey player
• (Christopher) Ashton Kutcher American actor
• Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown American singer
• Christopher Jordan Graves American actor; twin brother Kevin Graves
• Christopher "Chris" Tomlin American contemporary Christian singer,songwriter
• Christopher Charles Mintz Plasse, American actor
• Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell American actor
• Christopher Cross American musician
• Christopher "Chris" Brooks American artistic gymnast
• Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry American musician
• Christopher Anton "Chris" Knight American actor
• Christopher James Paolini American author
• Warren Minor Christopher American lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Christopher Pike pseudonym of American young adult thriller novelist Kevin Christopher McFadden
• Christopher Michael Wren architect who designed St Paul's Cathedral, London
• Christopher "Chris" Stark British radio personality
• Christopher James "Chris" Kendall British vlogger
• Christopher Burton Australian horse rider
• Christopher "Kit" Carlton Cumberbatch (b. 2015) oldest son of actor Benedict Cumberbatch and director Sophie Hunter
• Christopher Neal Jackson American actor, singer, musician, and composer
• Christopher Anne "Chris" Affleck (nee Boldt) mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck.
• Christopher "Chris" Sean Lowe English musician, singer, and songwriter
• Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington English actor
• Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler German professional footballer
• Christopher "Chris" Lloyd Smalling English professional footballer
• Christopher Mark "Chris" Whelpdale English professional footballer
• Christopher Thomas "Chris" Hemsworth Australian actor
• Christopher Meyer (b. 1985), 10,year,old American boy mutilated and stabbed to death in 1995

Christopher in Pop Culture

• Christopher main character in short story "My Girlfriend, the Giantess" by author Tina Tirrell
• Christopher Boone character in book/play"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night,time"
• Christopher Moltisanti character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Christopher Ewing character on TV's "Dallas"
• Christopher Foyle main character on TV's "Foyle's War"
• Christopher Herrmann character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
• Christopher Turk character on TV's "Scrubs"
• Christopher Tietjens character in "Parade's End" book and TV series
• Christopher "Kit" Walker aka The Phantom comic book character
• Christopher "Chris" Nord: Agent Zero character in Marvel Comics
• Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell son of Piper and Leo on TV's "Charmed"
• Christopher "Chris" Michael Taub character on TV's "House M.D."
• Christopher angel in Gabriel's Angel by Mark A Radcliffe
• Christopher Lasalle character from TV series "NCIS"
• Christopher "Chris" Dollanganger character in the book series by V.C. Andrews
• Christopher Robin Pike second captain of the Enterprise in the Star Trek series
• Christopher MacLaren character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
• Christopher Crowquill character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Christopher "Chris" character in video game "Until Dawn"
• Christopher Castillo character on "How to Get Away with Murder"
• Christopher "The Blond" Castillo character in DC Universe
• Christopher Cross "Chris" Griffin character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Christopher "Kit" Jonathan Herondale character in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
• Christopher Lightwood character in Cassandra Clare’s “The Last Hours” series
• Colonel Christopher Brandon character in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
• * from 1967 to 1990 Christopher was also in the Top 1000 names for girls