Christophe
Christophe is a male given name and a surname. It is a French variant of Christopher.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Christophe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christophe is a male given name and a surname. It is a French variant of Christopher.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Christophe
Christophe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1929, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1955: 325 births, good for #404 nationwide. About 53% of every Christophe on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Christophe last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Christophe
Phonetically similar names — useful when Christophe is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Christoph
- Kristoff
- Christoff
- Kristof
- Christof
- Krzysztof
- Kristoffer
- Christoffer
- Christopher
- Christy
- Christie
- Krista
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About the name Christophe
Christophe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Christophe's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #404. Use the chart and map above to compare Christophe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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