Kristoffer
Kristoffer was the 7025th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 457th with 305 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,046 places. More babies were named Kristoffer in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,025 boys, down 1,432 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978305 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,940babies recorded
Kristoffer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,025 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,593 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,592 | 30 |
| 2000 | #1,986 | 52 |
| 1990 | #1,004 | 111 |
| 1980 | #738 | 142 |
| 1970 | #1,769 | 25 |
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How popular is Kristoffer, counting every spelling?
Kristoffer is a spelling of Cristopher, a name family that ranked #910 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,025 for Kristoffer 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 Kristoffer?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kristoffer (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kristoffer 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kristoffer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kristoffer?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Kristoffer are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 31 and 48. That makes Kristoffer 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kristoffer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kristoffer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kristoffer
How popular is the name Kristoffer?
Kristoffer was the 7025th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 457th with 305 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,046 places. More babies were named Kristoffer in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Kristoffer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kristoffer in the US.