Given name
Christophor
“one who bears Christ inside”
In English use, Christophor has a related form in Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Christophor has a related form in Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Christophor has a related form in Christopher. An origin associated with Christopher is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christophor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 537
- 537 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 292 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christophor’s family of names
In English usage, Christophor has a related form in Christopher.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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