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Meaning of the nameChristopher

Christopher is a male name of Greek origin, adopted from English, that means 'bearer of Christ'.

Meaning

“bearer of Christ”

Source: Wiktionary: Christopher (Portuguese) · Behind the Name: Christopher

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People (2022)
6,917
Rank in Brazil
#2,184
Median age
11 years
2010 Census
2,683
people

Christopher in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Christopher, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,204 people).

56 women 6,861 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Christopher is most common

States with the highest share of people named Christopher in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  2. Paraná 0.006%
  3. Amazonas 0.005%
  4. Distrito Federal 0.005%
  5. São Paulo 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,9660.004%
Minas Gerais7710.004%
Rio Grande do Sul6770.006%
Paraná6240.006%
Rio de Janeiro5710.004%
Santa Catarina3330.004%
Pará2190.003%
Amazonas1990.005%
Goiás1960.003%
Espírito Santo1640.004%
Mato Grosso1360.004%
Distrito Federal1320.005%
Pernambuco1290.001%
Ceará1200.001%
Maranhão1070.002%
Bahia1030.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul850.003%
Alagoas530.002%
Paraíba520.001%
Sergipe490.002%
Rondônia490.003%
Amapá410.006%
Piauí380.001%
Rio Grande do Norte370.001%
Roraima330.005%
Tocantins210.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Christopher

Christopher is an unadapted borrowing from English, a name that Wiktionary traces to the Late Latin Christophorus and the Greek Khristóphoros, from Khristós, 'Christ', and phóros, 'bearer'. Wiktionary gives it as a doublet of Cristóvão, the traditional Portuguese form. Christofer is the spelling with f. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,917 people named Christopher, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

It keeps the full English spelling, with ph, and is the most common in the group.

Other spellings of Christopher

SpellingPeople (2022)
Christopher6,917
Christofer2,020

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Christopher (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Cristóvão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Christopher · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Christopher

What does the name Christopher mean?

Christopher means “bearer of Christ”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Christopher in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,917 people with the first name Christopher, which ranks it number 2,184 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Christopher a boy's or a girl's name?

Christopher is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 56 women and 6,861 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Christopher?

Christopher is a name of Greek and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Christopher most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Christopher (677 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Christopher?

Christofer. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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