Fun Facts About the Name Topher
- 142 babies named Topher: U.S. records list 142 babies given the name Topher from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Topher Mean?
Topher is an English short form of Christopher, and it shares that name's meaning: "Christ-bearer" or "bearing Christ." Christopher comes from the Greek name Christophoros, formed from Christos ("Christ") and pherein ("to bear" or "to carry"). The literal sense is "bearing Christ"; the customary English meaning is "Christ-bearer." Topher itself is a clipped familiar form, not a separate Greek name, so it has no additional etymology of its own.
Topher Name History & Origins
Christopher derives from Greek Christophoros, which was Latinized as Christophorus. The name is tied to Saint Christopher, a martyr venerated in Eastern and Western Christianity. Medieval legend tells that he carried a child across a river and discovered that the child was Christ; this story reinforced the name's connection with the meaning "Christ-bearer."
In English, Christopher became a common given name. Topher developed as a familiar short form made from the name's ending, -topher, rather than from its opening syllable. It is used as a nickname and sometimes as a given name in its own right.
How Popular is the Name Topher?
Topher has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #5,893 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,711 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,194 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,225 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #10,690 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,477 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,149 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #9,580 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,600 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,621 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,544 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #5,893 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #10,653 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,669 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #12,338 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,787 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #6,575 | 13 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Topher Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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