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Christopher is a very popular baby name for boys. The name increased in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1984, 3.205% of baby boys were named Christopher. Its ranking then was #2. The baby name has since slipped in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.907% and its ranking #6, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2007, Christopher was more widely used than the 2nd most popular name, the English Chris, by 22 times. The name Christopher has been predominantly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1990, boys named Christopher outnumbered girls by 265 times. Baby names that sound like Christopher include the English Christoffer, the English Cristopher, the Scandinavian Kristoffer, the English Kristopher, the English Christofer, the English and Scandinavian Kristofer, and the Italian Cristoforo. KEY: Pronunciation for Christopher: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" Details of famous persons named Christopher:
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