Kristofer
Kristofer was the 3622nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 422nd with 349 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,154 places. More babies were named Kristofer in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,622 boys, down 664 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978349 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,791babies recorded
Kristofer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,622 | 31 |
| 2020 | #2,958 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,704 | 90 |
| 2000 | #833 | 193 |
| 1990 | #543 | 340 |
| 1980 | #580 | 219 |
| 1970 | #1,138 | 53 |
| 1960 | #2,266 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kristofer, counting every spelling?
Kristofer is a spelling of Cristopher, a name family that ranked #910 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,622 for Kristofer on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristopher | 126 | #1,426 | 684 |
| Cristofer | 80 | #1,935 | 408 |
| Kristofer | 31 | #3,622 | 161 |
| Kristoffer | 12 | #7,025 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kristofer?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kristofer (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kristofer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kristofer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kristofer?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Kristofer are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 28 and 45. That makes Kristofer mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kristofer by state
How common Kristofer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kristofer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kristofer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kristofer
How popular is the name Kristofer?
Kristofer was the 3622nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 422nd with 349 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,154 places. More babies were named Kristofer in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kristofer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kristofer in the US.
Where is Kristofer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kristofer was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.