Christopher
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Christopher (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Christopher has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 87 |
| 1999 | 75 |
| 2000 | 77 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 53 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 27 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,373 |
| 2000 | 4,485 |
| 2001 | 4,607 |
| 2002 | 4,684 |
| 2003 | 4,777 |
| 2004 | 4,827 |
| 2005 | 4,871 |
| 2006 | 4,920 |
| 2007 | 4,984 |
| 2008 | 5,071 |
| 2009 | 5,132 |
| 2010 | 5,210 |
| 2011 | 5,249 |
| 2012 | 5,289 |
| 2013 | 5,331 |
| 2014 | 5,379 |
| 2015 | 5,412 |
| 2016 | 5,454 |
| 2017 | 5,494 |
| 2018 | 5,544 |
| 2019 | 5,575 |
| 2020 | 5,599 |
Christopher in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christopher.Hi! My name is Christopher.
- Christopher har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Christopher has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Christophers mamma är lärare.Christopher's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christophers mamma is Christopher's mum.
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Questions about Christopher
How do you pronounce Christopher in Swedish?
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What does the name Christopher mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.
How popular is Christopher in Sweden?
13 babies were named Christopher in 2022. In 2020, 5,599 people in Sweden had Christopher as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.