Christophere
A masculine name derived from Greek meaning "bearing Christ" or "Christ-bearer".
Name Census estimates that about 175 living Americans carry the first name Christophere. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Christophere today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Christophere births was 1972 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Christophere. 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.
People living today
175
~ 1 in 1,958,596 Americans
Peak year
1972
18 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1995 SSA rank
#9,089
Tracked since 1960
Census
Christophere in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 116 people with the first name Christophere, which placed it at #51,012 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
#51,012
National first-name rank
People counted
116
116 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Christophere
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Christophere is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (22.4%) and Hispanic (11.2%). 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 Christophere 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 Christophere at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.0% · 65
- Black or African American22.4% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino11.2% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.0% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 3
- Two or more races1.7% · 2
Popularity
Christophere: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Christophere from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 78 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Christophere remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Christophere 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 Christophere during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Christopheres live
Origin
Meaning and history of Christophere
The name Christophere originated from the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros), which means "bearing Christ" or "Christ-bearer". This name was derived from the Greek words Χριστός (Christos) meaning "Christ" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear or carry". The name gained prominence during the early days of Christianity in regions where Greek was widely spoken, particularly in the Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Mediterranean.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Christophere can be found in the legendary account of Saint Christopher, a martyr venerated in various Christian traditions. According to the legend, Saint Christopher, whose name was originally Reprobus, carried a child across a river and later discovered that the child was the Christ Child, leading to his conversion to Christianity and eventual martyrdom in the 3rd century AD.
The name Christophere also appears in various medieval texts and chronicles. One notable example is the Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, written in the 8th century AD, which mentions a Christophere who was a prefect of the city of Caerleon in Britain during the 6th century.
Throughout history, several prominent individuals have borne the name Christophere. One of the earliest was Christophere Columbanus (c. 540-615), an Irish missionary and founder of several monasteries in Europe. Another notable bearer of the name was Christophere Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer who is credited with the European discovery of the Americas in 1492.
Other famous Christopheres include Christophere Marlowe (1564-1593), an English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era; Christophere Wren (1632-1723), the renowned English architect who designed many of London's iconic buildings, including St. Paul's Cathedral; and Christophere Polhem (1661-1751), a Swedish scientist and inventor known for his contributions to mechanical engineering.
The name Christophere has also been borne by several rulers and political figures throughout history, such as Christophere Plantin (c. 1520-1589), a renowned French printer and typographer, and Christophere Monck (1652-1688), the Duke of Albemarle and an influential English statesman during the Restoration period.
People
Christophere + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Christophere as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Christophere: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christophere?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 175 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Christophere 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 1,958,596 US residents.
Is Christophere a common name?
We classify Christophere as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 189 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Christophere most popular?
The single biggest year for Christophere was 1972, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Christophere is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Christophere in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 116 people with the name Christophere, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,012 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 Christophere 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 Christophere?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Christophere leans strongly male. 113 people counted with this name were male (96.6%), compared with 4 female bearers (3.4%). 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 Christophere?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Christophere is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (22.4%) and Hispanic (11.2%). 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 Christophere most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Christophere in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (65 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 Christophere in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Christophere a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Christophere 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 Christophere still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Christophere 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 Christophere 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 common is the name Christophere?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.