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Is this TOO old-fashioned?

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igglepiggle599 · 27/03/2025 19:52

Is the name 'Christopher' a bit too old-fashioned and Boomer-ish? Generally I like 'classic' names but I guess that some can be a bit much...

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NewDogOwner · 30/03/2025 10:46

As long as you accept they will be known as Chris with friends.

Bluelavenders · 30/03/2025 10:35

Christy is a girls name to me. It’s short for Christine, Christina etc

FondantFancyFan · 30/03/2025 10:04

monktasmic · 27/03/2025 23:08

I quite like it - I like Christy as a nn over Kit and Topher which are try hard (and Chris, who is a mechanic aged 55)

Isn't Christy a girls nickname?

suburburban · 29/03/2025 20:10

Bluelavenders · 28/03/2025 12:53

Yes, it IS dated to the 1970s and there are a lot of Christophers/Chrises around, but a young Chris would be quite unusual.

Know some born in the 90s as well

Mudkipper · 29/03/2025 19:41

I'm in my 60s and there was one in every class at school. I think it's fairly timeless.

Bluelavenders · 28/03/2025 12:53

Yes, it IS dated to the 1970s and there are a lot of Christophers/Chrises around, but a young Chris would be quite unusual.

LoudPlumDog · 28/03/2025 12:42

I love it. 🥰

HugoYorway · 28/03/2025 11:41

too old-fashioned and Boomer-ish? Ageist or what?

It's a classic and there are 1000s of them who are Generation X. It was very popular in the 1970s.

I hate the term 'boomer'. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964, so will be 60-79 now.

Coffeeforayear · 28/03/2025 11:24

I would say its a timeless classic. I know some of my age and older and some much younger
As long as you accept he is going to be shortened to Chris.
Know a couple of mums who still call their teens Christopher and I think surely its shortened by everyone else.

StamppotAndGravy · 28/03/2025 11:18

It's probably not quite as bad now, but my cousin hated being Christopher. He's never ever the only Chris in any setting and even if you chose to call him Kit or Chrissy, he'll be Chris 90% of the time. He finds it bland to the point of tedium and unfortunately has an equally uninspiring middle name.

Birdist · 28/03/2025 10:56

Heavens I was expecting Aelfric or something 😂

moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 28/03/2025 10:51

I think it's pretty timeless. I wouldn't have used it myself because of the religious background to the meaning (I'm not religious at all and it would have felt disrespectful) but I do like it very much as a collection of sounds, and for the associations with people I've known.

YourAmberFawn · 28/03/2025 10:25

Longma · 28/03/2025 06:56

No where near boomer age if 35!
Boomers are 60-80 ish

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Read my previous comments above in regards to age.

Youngest is 35, other two are a lot older - hence the plus

Respectornot · 28/03/2025 08:55

I've know Christopher's of all ages. A classic

SquigglePigs · 28/03/2025 08:53

Not at all. It was on our top 3 shortlist for a boy before we found out 6 yr old DD was going to be a girl.

Bobbieiris · 28/03/2025 07:50

I love a simple classic name , I think they’re the best for boys really! I also love the names Thomas, James and Alexander ☺️

Emilyschinchilla · 28/03/2025 07:50

I thought you were going to say something like ‘Horatio’! Not the totally normal name ‘Christopher’.

Bluelavenders · 28/03/2025 07:47

i feel it’s dated to 40-50 year olds. I know lots of Christophers in that age range. I don’t know any under 20!

Longma · 28/03/2025 06:56

YourAmberFawn · 27/03/2025 20:18

lol that’s your experience! I was just sharing mine!!!

I know 3 Christophers - all 35+

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No where near boomer age if 35!
Boomers are 60-80 ish

Georgie308 · 28/03/2025 06:55

Forgot to add I was born in v late eighties if it helps

Georgie308 · 28/03/2025 06:53

CheeseyOnionPie · 27/03/2025 20:05

Can’t go wrong with Christopher! As long as it’s not shortened to Topher…

I agree on Topher. Sounds like a penis slang word or something to me.

Christopher is solid though and I like Kit as a nickname for it rather than it being used as a standalone name on a birth certificate.

TappyGilmore · 28/03/2025 06:44

Well all of the Christophers I know are my own age - late 1970s to early-mid 1980s births - I’m sure many of those would love being thought of as boomers. I think it was also quite popular for some time after that. We did actually have one in our antenatal group so he’d be 15 now.

I’d say it’s timeless more than anything. I think it’s a better option than something that’s overly popular right now, even if it’s a classic name.

Swearwolf · 28/03/2025 06:34

I think it’s dated, I’m 40 and there were multiple Christophers at school. There does seem to be a trend for those 1980s baby names among families from Eastern Europe at our school - I know a few little Roberts, Davids etc. so he wouldn’t stand out I don’t think.

AliBaliBee1234 · 28/03/2025 00:47

A girl i watch on tiktok, Vick a boo or something 😂🙈 called her little boy Christopher (nickname Chrissy) and it's made me really like it! Never a name i'd have considered but due a comeback I say.

Needspaceforlego · 28/03/2025 00:44

ILoveAnOwl · 27/03/2025 23:18

I've never known a Chris who wasn't an absolute knob. I'd avoid if I were you.

That's a bit harsh, two of the nicest guys I know are Chris's