Given name
Topher
“one who bears Christ inside”
Topher is a form of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Topher carries the interpretation “one who bears Christ inside.” Topher is a form of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Topher is used as a form of Christopher.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Topher through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 142
- 142 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,711 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,711 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 247 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.
Topher’s family of names
In English usage, Topher is a short form of Christopher. Topher has a related form in Tofer. Topher is a form of Christopher.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Topher
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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