Chrispher
Bearer of Christ or Christ-bearer.
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Chrispher. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Chrispher today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chrispher births was 1974 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chrispher. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Chrispher. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1974
5 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1987 SSA rank
#7,132
Tracked since 1974
Census
Chrispher in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 272 people with the first name Chrispher, which placed it at #31,478 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,478
National first-name rank
People counted
272
272 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chrispher
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrispher is White at 47.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.9%) and Hispanic (23.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chrispher described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chrispher at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.1% · 128
- Black or African American23.9% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino23.9% · 65
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 5
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
Popularity
Chrispher: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chrispher from the 1970s through to the 1980s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 10 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chrispher by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chrispher during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chrispher
The name Chrispher is derived from the Greek name Christophoros, which means "Christ-bearer" or "bearer of Christ." The name originated in the early Christian era, likely around the 3rd or 4th century AD. It was initially a descriptive name given to early Christian martyrs who were said to have carried the image or symbol of Christ.
The name Chrispher has its roots in the legend of St. Christopher, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century. According to the legend, St. Christopher was a tall and powerful man who devoted his life to carrying travelers across a treacherous river. One day, he encountered a young child who asked to be carried across the river. As St. Christopher carried the child on his shoulders, the child's weight became increasingly heavy, representing the burden of the entire world that Christ bore. The child revealed himself to be the Christ child, and St. Christopher was then baptized and took on the name Christophoros.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chrispher dates back to the 7th century, when a Christian martyr named Christopher was killed in Samos, Greece, during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Decius. Over the centuries, the name spread throughout Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions.
Notable figures throughout history who bore the name Chrispher include Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer credited with discovering the Americas. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was an English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era, known for works like "Doctor Faustus" and "The Jew of Malta." Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was a renowned English architect who designed several iconic buildings in London, including St. Paul's Cathedral.
Another famous bearer of the name was Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), a British novelist and playwright known for works like "The Berlin Stories" and "A Single Man." Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Superman in the 1978 film and its sequels.
The name Chrispher has maintained its popularity throughout the centuries, particularly in Christian-dominated regions, due to its strong religious and cultural significance. Despite various spellings and regional variations, the name continues to evoke the symbolic meaning of bearing or carrying Christ.
People
Chrispher + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chrispher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chrispher: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chrispher?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chrispher going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Chrispher a common name?
We classify Chrispher as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chrispher most popular?
The single biggest year for Chrispher was 1974, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chrispher is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chrispher in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 272 people with the name Chrispher, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,478 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chrispher in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chrispher?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chrispher appears almost entirely male. Of the 265 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chrispher?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chrispher is White at 47.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.9%) and Hispanic (23.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chrispher most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chrispher in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.1% (128 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chrispher in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chrispher a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chrispher in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Chrispher still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chrispher in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chrispher can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Chrispher?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.