Christophel
Rick Scott Christophel is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the senior offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). In college, he was a quarterback for Austin Peay State University from 1971 to 1974. He also previously served as head football coach at Austin Peay from 2007 to 2012, compiling a record of 20–46.
Meaning & Origin of Christophel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rick Scott Christophel is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the senior offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). In college, he was a quarterback for Austin Peay State University from 1971 to 1974. He also previously served as head football coach at Austin Peay from 2007 to 2012, compiling a record of 20–46.
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The Story of Christophel
Christophel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 9 Christophels were born — ranking #2,763 that year. As of 2026, Christophel ranks #2,763 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 9 Christophels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Christophel
Christophel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 9 births in the dataset. Christophel's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,763. Use the chart and map above to compare Christophel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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