Christophe

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Krzysztof in PL Poland, GB United Kingdom, CZ Czechia and 3 more, Christoph in DE Germany, AT Austria, CH Switzerland and 3 more and Christopher in ES Spain, PH Philippines.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Christophe is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name636K records spelled Christophe18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Christophé, Chrístophe, Čhrïstöphé, Chrìstophe

• a separate given name354K records spelled Christophe2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada

  Also written Christophé

• Polish given name6.1K records spelled Christophe28 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, United States, Czechia, Russia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Christoph, Кристоф, Крістоф, Kristof, Christof

• Korean given name1.3K records spelled Christophe7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, South Korea, Belgium, United Kingdom

  Also written Kristof, Kristoff, Christof, Krystophe, 크리스토프

• Croatian surname1.1K records spelled Christophe41 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Croatia, United States, Belgium

  Languages: Croatian, Czech, Bulgarian

  Also written Krištof, Christoph, Kristof, Кристоф, Kristoff

• a separate given name1.1K records spelled Christophe3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland

  Also written Çhŕįstophe, Chriştophë

77 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Christophe is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Greek Christophoros, 'Christ-bearer'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Du nom grec Christophoros, de Christos « Christ » et phoros « porteur », donc « qui porte le Christ ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Du grec Christophoros, « porteur du Christ »; saint patron des voyageurs, fête le 25 juillet.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du grec Christophoros, « porteur du Christ »; fête le 21 août.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Origine grecque, « qui porte le Christ ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

RE INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion) — 102 years between 1913–2017. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Saint Christopherb. 300TRnot in their usual namesaint in the Catholic and Orthodox church
• Christopher of Bavariab. 1416DEnot in their usual nameking of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1442-1448
• Gustave Doréb. 1832FRnot in their usual nameFrench illustrator and painter (1832–1883)
• Christopher Lambertb. 1957USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
• Leos Caraxb. 1960FRnot in their usual nameFrench director and writer (born 1960)
• Christophe Galtierb. 1966FRFrench football manager (born 1966)
• Christophe Castanerb. 1966FRFrench lawyer and politician
• Christophe Beckb. 1968CACanadian composer and conductor
• Christophe Dugarryb. 1972FRFrench footballer (born 1972)
• Christophe Lemaitreb. 1990FRFrench athlete

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 715 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Christophe?

We estimate roughly 2.6 million people bear Christophe (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Christophe have the most bearers?

We estimate about 1.5 million people bear Christophe in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled christophe.

Where is Christophe most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Christophe is densest in Poland — about 1 in 61 people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Christophe compared with other names?

In the United States, Christophe is the 965th most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Christophe a male or female name?

Christophe is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Christophe mean?

Recorded meaning: From Greek Christophoros, 'bearer of Christ'.