Is this TOO old-fashioned?

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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...

It’s a classic. It’s just not a completely timeless one, but then few names technically are if you are in England (you are basically limited to William, Thomas, Edward, James, Michael, Alexander, George, Daniel, Joseph and David which all never go out of the Top 100 afaik).

But nor do I find Christopher especially dated - it’s like other Biblical names like Matthew, John etc in that it rises and falls in popularity but there’s always a few about of different ages. Christopher also has the benefit of trendy nn Kit rather than Chris, which has made the name seem cooler again.

Agree

Lovely name, think it'll undergo a bit of a renaissance.

It’s perfectly inoffensive. Who doesn’t know a Chris or 3?

Yep, there was at least six in my year at secondary school in the early 00s. My year 1 has a Christopher in his class too so I don’t think it’s gone completely out of fashion!

Love it - this was one my shortlist if either of my DDs had been a boy.

It’s lovely

I (child of the 80s) went to school with about 100 Chrises, so it’d be a no from me.

There's a Christopher in dc's class who goes by the nickname of Kit which is very cool.

That's like Teddy nowadays!

I think it's quite classic and won't outdate. Although my DM and MIL are both Chris /Christine so wasn't for me 😂
I'd only pick it if you also like Chris tho as PP have said

I think it’s a fabulous name

It’s a lovely classy classic name.

It’s lovely

(now wondering if @JasmineAllen has met my son...)

It wasn't as widespread as when I was younger, but he wasn't the only one in the school.

My son is called Christopher - now aged 22. Our other top choices were either Oscar or Theo which, at the time, we thought were more “unusual” names - compared to the classic Christopher. It turns out those names were far more common than Christopher in his age group anyway!

It doesn't seem old fashioned at all to me. I find all the Archies and Alfred's horribly old fashioned but not Christopher.

Not met a child called Christopher for a long time! It's a very 70s/80s name.

You could have Kipper as a nickname- like in the Oxford Reading Tree! 😁

I know a lot more Christophers in their 30s and 40s than boomers.

It's a nice name.

I like the name Christopher and I agree with a PP who suggests a nickname of Kit.

I know a 2 year old Christopher, it’s not that popular at the moment but just like all traditional boys names, it never disappears completely, there’s a David at toddler group too.

It's a fairly timeless classic name to me
Although all seem to end up as Chris.

Oh mine too, I see him around occasionally and he is still very handsome !

Anyway, I think it Is a great name and probably due a return.

😀

Chris hangs out with Dave, Gary and Mark.

Whereas there probably were more Christophers born in the 50s, 60, and 70s, than later, it is one of those names that has been used in every decade.
I know (or have known) Christophers born in every decade.