Christofer
Boy · KRIS-to-fer · Greek
Christofer is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Christofer mean?
Greek: spelling of Christopher; from Greek Khristophoros
“bearing Christ”
St Christopher, said to have carried the Christ child across a river, is the patron saint of travellers.
- Say it
- KRIS-to-fer
Meaning borrowed from Christopher. More on Wiktionary.
Is Christofer a girl's or a boy's name?
Christofer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christofer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Christofer, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 136 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Christofer in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,172 boys in the US were given Christofer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #68, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
- Christopher 4,748
- Kristopher 172
- Cristopher 126
- Cristofer 80
- Christofer 22
- Khristopher 18
- Christoper 6
Christofer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,683 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,823 |
| 2010 | 95 | #1,639 |
| 2009 | 103 | #1,572 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2007 | 136 | #1,283 |
| 2006 | 118 | #1,367 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,601 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,535 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1,411 |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,444 |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,528 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,277 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,477 |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,400 |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,318 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,335 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,183 |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,107 |
| 1989 | 79 | #1,201 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,122 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,293 |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,160 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,041 |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,178 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,309 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,070 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,335 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,333 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,138 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,182 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,268 |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,120 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,235 |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,336 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,604 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,773 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
Nicknames for Christofer
Names like Christofer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cristian Alexander Cooper Xavier Cesar Lucas Damian Hector Alexis Spencer Carter Tyler
Other spellings of Christofer
Christopher Kristopher Cristopher Cristofer Khristopher Christoper
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