# Jean-Christophe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jean-christophe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | 8,392 |

## People named Jean-Christophe

- Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, French mathematician (1957-2016)
- Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, French and Cameroonian footballer
- Jean-Christophe Rufin, French doctor, writer and diplomat
- Jean-Christophe Grangé, French writer, journalist, and screenwriter
- Jean-Christophe Péraud, French racing cyclist
- Jean-Christophe Boullion, French racing driver
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet, French actor, film director and screenwriter
- Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, French footballer
- Jean-Christophe Rolland, French rower and sports official
- Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, French politician
- Jean-Christophe Bette, French rower
- Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (1965–2006)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.