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Help[Facts] Popularity for Christopher
With the name Christopher, what happened in the 1950s that the name jumped up from 145 in the 1940s to 47?
And why the popularity as a F name in the 1970s and 1980s?
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=christopher
And why the popularity as a F name in the 1970s and 1980s?
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=christopher
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Second thoughts: probably this wouldn't apply in the US, but in the UK and Commonwealth the new parents in the 1950s were the first generation to have been brought up on AA Milne's Christopher Robin stories ... widely, widely known and with a strong association with an innocent, delightful and playful child.
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My tentative guess
Would be movies. Orson Welles named his daughter Christopher in the late 30s, early 40s. However I cannot think of any other classic movies where Christopher was used - though with Anneza's list I can list a dozen of movies where the names were used.
Hmm.
Would be movies. Orson Welles named his daughter Christopher in the late 30s, early 40s. However I cannot think of any other classic movies where Christopher was used - though with Anneza's list I can list a dozen of movies where the names were used.
Hmm.
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Based on other answers, I'd guess that the apparent outbreak of female Christophers is actually caused by forms that were misread or just completed incorrectly and never checked.
The 1950s had a good many new or newish popular names: Barbara, Deborah, Linda ... and Christine too, for girls, so people clearly liked the Chris element. And might also have felt the need of a change from the old names to fresh, modern ones. No more Great Depression, no more war. Must have been good!
The 1950s had a good many new or newish popular names: Barbara, Deborah, Linda ... and Christine too, for girls, so people clearly liked the Chris element. And might also have felt the need of a change from the old names to fresh, modern ones. No more Great Depression, no more war. Must have been good!
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No, not in the '70s and '80s
I agree with Swiff and Orson Welles also had a daughter named Christopher (though this was back in the '30s)
I agree with Swiff and Orson Welles also had a daughter named Christopher (though this was back in the '30s)
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There was a tv series "Trapper John, M.D." in the late 1970s and 1980s. An actress was named Christopher Norris.
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