Christoffer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-to-fer
- Origin
- Greek
Christoffer is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christoffer 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.
Meaning borrowed from Christopher. More on Wiktionary.
Is Christoffer a girl's or a boy's name?
Christoffer is a boys' name.
How popular is Christoffer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Christoffer in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christoffer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Nicknames for Christoffer
Names like Christoffer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander Cristian Joshua Spencer Tyler Andrew Nicholas Cooper Lucas Jason Cesar Omar
Names related to Christoffer
Christopher Cristofer Kristofer Christofer Kristoffer Chrystopher Christapher
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Christoffer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christoffer, updated 20 October 2026.