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Christoph

/ˈkɹɪstɔf/ · 100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Christoph has been given to about 1,192 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪstɔf/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,080
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Christoph per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 32
  • Born in 202513
  • All time1,192

How popular is Christoph?

Its best year was 1969, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 1417th. The typical living American called Christoph is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Christoph

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Christophe0.77
  2. Christopher0.70
  3. Christen0.62
  4. Christ0.62
  5. Christian0.55
  6. Chris0.53

Middle names for Christoph

Ranked by flow score
  1. Christoph Paul0.77
  2. Christoph Lee0.77
  3. Christoph Dean0.76
  4. Christoph Blake0.76
  5. Christoph Bryce0.76
  6. Christoph Wade0.76

Sibling names for Christoph

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.81
  2. Georginasister · 0.77
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.77
  4. Elisasister · 0.76
  5. Marasister · 0.76
  6. Marcelbrother · 0.75

Where Christoph is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Christoph Anderson0.77
    2. Christoph White0.72
    3. Christoph Reyes0.72
    4. Christoph Nguyen0.72
    5. Christoph Lee0.72
    6. Christoph Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Christoph

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.