The first name Christoph
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Christoph last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 5 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Christoph with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Christoph at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 13 boys born in the United States were named Christoph, the 6,525th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 32 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Christoph
134 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Christoph WaltzAustrian-German actor (born 1956)
- Christoph SchönbornAustrian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church, born 1945
- Christoph KramerGerman association football player, born 1991
- Christoph MetzelderGerman footballer (born 1980)
- Christoph BaumgartnerAustrian association football player (born 1999)
- Johann Christoph Friedrich BachGerman musician and composer (1732–1795)
- Christoph SchneiderGerman drummer, born 1966
- Christoph DaumGerman football manager (1953–2024)
- Christoph CellariusGerman classical scholar, 1638–1707
- Johann Christoph Bach IGerman composer and organist (1642–1703)
- Christoph SumannAustrian biathlete, born 1976
- Christoph LeitgebAustrian association football player, born 1985
Questions
- How popular is the name Christoph?
- In 2020, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Christoph, ranking 3,334th.
- Is Christoph a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,192 US babies named Christoph since 1880 were boys.
- When was Christoph most popular?
- 1969 in the United States, when 32 babies were named Christoph, its highest rank at 1,417th.