Christoph
Christoph was the 6525th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1417th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,952 places. More babies were named Christoph in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,525 boys, up 1,092 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196932 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,192babies recorded
Christoph popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,525 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,163 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,083 | 19 |
| 1990 | #3,487 | 17 |
| 1980 | #3,894 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,584 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,464 | 30 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Christoph, counting every spelling?
Christoph is a spelling of Kristoff, a name family that had 27 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoff | 14 | #6,297 | 89 |
| Christoph | 13 | #6,525 | 50 |
| Christophe | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Christoph?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Christoph (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Christoph born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Christoph.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Christoph?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Christoph are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 22 and 56. That makes Christoph mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Christoph: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Christoph, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Christoph
How popular is the name Christoph?
Christoph was the 6525th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1417th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,952 places. More babies were named Christoph in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Christoph a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Christoph in the US.