boy's name

Jean-Christophe

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 15
  • Births on record 33,617

Jean-Christophe is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jean-Christophe is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1967, when 1,835 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1944.

Jean-Christophe over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

12,555
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Jean-Christophe by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 80
1950s 1,395
1960s 12,555
1970s 10,810
1980s 5,255
1990s 1,640
2000s 305
2010s 60
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Jean-Christophe?

In 2020, Jean-Christophe was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Christophe is used

Canada #3,167 5 in 2023
France #5,261 5 in 2020
United States as Jeanchristophe #8,715 6 in 1996

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Jean-Christophe is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Jeanchristophe Jeanchristophe is Jean-Christophe written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #8,715. 6

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Christophe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Christophe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Christophe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Christophe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Christophe

Is Jean-Christophe a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Christophe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Christophe most popular?

Jean-Christophe peaked in 1967, when 1,835 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.