First Name CHRISTOPHER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CHRISTOPHER is ranked as the 28th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,339,998.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 420.25 people named CHRISTOPHER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CHRISTOPHER is 1,888,729.
  • The SSA data also shows that CHRISTOPHER is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names CHRISTOPHER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,339,998 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 28
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 420.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,888,729
  • National Rank 8
  • Percentile Rank 99.99%
  • Proportion/100k 592.34

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHRISTOPHER is 79.1% White, 4.9% Hispanic origin, 12.1% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CHRISTOPHER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CHRISTOPHER is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Masculine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CHRISTOPHER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.1% 63.9% 15.2%
Hispanic origin 4.9% 16.3% -11.4%
Black 12.1% 12.3% -0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CHRISTOPHER is California where 108,571 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CHRISTOPHER, as 685.33 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is California (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names CHRISTOPHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 66,800 518.61 100.0% Indiana 34,991 530.43 99.9% Iowa 8,772 282.3 99.8% Kansas 10,513 362.02 99.7% Michigan 40,533 409.02 99.9% Minnesota 19,250 352.75 99.9% Missouri 14,033 468.7 99.9% Nebraska 6,518 346.4 99.6% North Dakota 2,766 374.08 99.2% Ohio 70,382 607.05 100.0% South Dakota 2,617 306.79 98.9% Wisconsin 20,189 350.66 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHRISTOPHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 66,800 518.61 100.0%
Indiana 34,991 530.43 99.9%
Iowa 8,772 282.3 99.8%
Kansas 10,513 362.02 99.7%
Michigan 40,533 409.02 99.9%
Minnesota 19,250 352.75 99.9%
Missouri 14,033 468.7 99.9%
Nebraska 6,518 346.4 99.6%
North Dakota 2,766 374.08 99.2%
Ohio 70,382 607.05 100.0%
South Dakota 2,617 306.79 98.9%
Wisconsin 20,189 350.66 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names CHRISTOPHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 5,049 685.33 99.8% Arizona 26,194 389.13 99.9% California 108,571 279.8 100.0% Colorado 35,238 657.93 100.0% Hawaii 4,154 292.64 99.8% Idaho 5,871 359.23 99.7% Montana 3,452 337.21 99.3% Nevada 13,014 458.39 99.9% New Mexico 8,116 389.16 99.8% Oregon 18,426 464.11 99.9% Utah 15,694 533.27 99.9% Washington 23,881 338.18 99.9% Wyoming 2,033 348 99.1%

West States
State stats for the first name CHRISTOPHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 5,049 685.33 99.8%
Arizona 26,194 389.13 99.9%
California 108,571 279.8 100.0%
Colorado 35,238 657.93 100.0%
Hawaii 4,154 292.64 99.8%
Idaho 5,871 359.23 99.7%
Montana 3,452 337.21 99.3%
Nevada 13,014 458.39 99.9%
New Mexico 8,116 389.16 99.8%
Oregon 18,426 464.11 99.9%
Utah 15,694 533.27 99.9%
Washington 23,881 338.18 99.9%
Wyoming 2,033 348 99.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names CHRISTOPHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 16,379 455.41 99.9% Maine 4,961 372.96 99.5% Massachusetts 23,949 355.04 99.9% New Hampshire 4,980 375.35 99.5% New Jersey 42,604 476.65 99.9% New York 92,898 470.46 100.0% Pennsylvania 73,547 575.16 100.0% Rhode Island 4,357 412.89 99.7% Vermont 4,241 676.93 99.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHRISTOPHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 16,379 455.41 99.9%
Maine 4,961 372.96 99.5%
Massachusetts 23,949 355.04 99.9%
New Hampshire 4,980 375.35 99.5%
New Jersey 42,604 476.65 99.9%
New York 92,898 470.46 100.0%
Pennsylvania 73,547 575.16 100.0%
Rhode Island 4,357 412.89 99.7%
Vermont 4,241 676.93 99.8%
South State Statistics First-Names CHRISTOPHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 25,837 532.79 99.9% Arkansas 12,134 409.04 99.8% Delaware 5,175 553.12 99.9% Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.8% Florida 71,270 358.26 100.0% Georgia 58,078 575.18 100.0% Kentucky 23,937 542.36 99.9% Louisiana 25,643 551.51 100.0% Maryland 36,327 607.84 100.0% Mississippi 14,033 468.7 99.9% North Carolina 44,787 450.39 100.0% Oklahoma 16,764 432.28 99.9% South Carolina 27,030 559.33 99.9% Tennessee 33,803 516.13 99.9% Texas 82,611 306.45 100.0% Virginia 56,365 676.96 100.0% West Virginia 9,384 507.17 99.7%

South States
State stats for the first name CHRISTOPHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 25,837 532.79 99.9%
Arkansas 12,134 409.04 99.8%
Delaware 5,175 553.12 99.9%
Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.8%
Florida 71,270 358.26 100.0%
Georgia 58,078 575.18 100.0%
Kentucky 23,937 542.36 99.9%
Louisiana 25,643 551.51 100.0%
Maryland 36,327 607.84 100.0%
Mississippi 14,033 468.7 99.9%
North Carolina 44,787 450.39 100.0%
Oklahoma 16,764 432.28 99.9%
South Carolina 27,030 559.33 99.9%
Tennessee 33,803 516.13 99.9%
Texas 82,611 306.45 100.0%
Virginia 56,365 676.96 100.0%
West Virginia 9,384 507.17 99.7%
 

Full Names with CHRISTOPHER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CHRISTOPHER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CHRISTOPHER.

The most popular full name is CHRISTOPHER Smith. 0.87% of all the people named CHRISTOPHER have this family name.

There are 72044 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHRISTOPHER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 CHRISTOPHER Smith 0.87%
2 CHRISTOPHER Johnson 0.64%
3 CHRISTOPHER Jones 0.58%
4 CHRISTOPHER Brown 0.56%
5 CHRISTOPHER Williams 0.45%
6 CHRISTOPHER Miller 0.45%
7 CHRISTOPHER Davis 0.36%
8 CHRISTOPHER Lee 0.30%
9 CHRISTOPHER Wilson 0.28%
10 CHRISTOPHER Anderson 0.28%
11 CHRISTOPHER Martin 0.28%
12 CHRISTOPHER Thomas 0.27%
13 CHRISTOPHER Moore 0.26%
14 CHRISTOPHER White 0.26%
15 CHRISTOPHER Taylor 0.26%
16 CHRISTOPHER Thompson 0.25%
17 CHRISTOPHER Clark 0.25%
18 CHRISTOPHER Hall 0.24%
19 CHRISTOPHER King 0.24%
20 CHRISTOPHER Allen 0.21%

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