Christophor
Masculine · “Christ-bearer”
Christophor is Christopher with an o in its last syllable, a spelling that points back to the Greek original. It keeps the old meaning, one who carries Christ.
How old is the name Christophor?
Christophor first appears in US birth records in 1951 — 74 years ago. The typical Christophor alive today was born around 1976, making them about 49 years old. About 500 people named Christophor are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Christophor most popular?
Christophor peaked in 1971, reaching #1441 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Christophoros to Christophor
The story of Christophor
In Greek the name ended -phoros, carrying, and English wore that ending down to the unstressed -pher of Christopher. Christophor writes the o back in, the spelling Russian and other Slavic languages use, as Khristofor. American families who chose it may have had a Slavic connection or simply liked the look, and the record does not say.
Meaning
Christ-bearer
From Greek Christophoros, one who carries Christ. Christophor keeps the o of the Greek -phoros.
How the name formed
- Christophoros
- Christopher
- Christophor
Related forms: Christoforos · Khristofor · Christopher
Pronouncing Christophor
KRIS-tuh-fer
Said like Christopher; some families give the last syllable a fuller o.
Nicknames for Christophor
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1951
- Most boys named
- 197135 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1441reached in 1971
- Change vs 1999
- −11.1%8 in 2003, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Christophor in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Christoforos in Greek — same name
- Khristofor in Russian — transliteration
- Christopher in English — spelling variant
Christophors among us
people named Christophor are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Christophor sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It carries a classic name with a clear meaning.
- Chris and Kit give two short forms.
- People will write Christopher and read the o as a typo.
- It is long and will be shortened on forms.
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Frequently asked
- How many Christophors are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Christophor are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Christophor in 2025?
- Christophor is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Christophor with classmates?
- Christophor will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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