Cristofer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-to-fer
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #1,932 for boys
Cristofer is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 1,932nd for boys in the US (80 babies).
What does Cristofer mean?
Greek: spelling of Christopher
“bearing Christ”
A spelling of Christopher, from Greek Khristophoros, 'bearing Christ'.
Is Cristofer a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristofer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 80 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cristofer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,932among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 80about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 80 boys in the US were named Cristofer, making it the 1,932nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,716th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 263 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Cristofer in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,172 boys in the US were given Cristofer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #68, up from #1,932 for this spelling alone.
- Christopher 4,748
- Kristopher 172
- Cristopher 126
- Cristofer 80
- Christofer 22
- Khristopher 18
- Christoper 6
Cristofer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #1,932 |
| 2024 | 96 | #1,724 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,031 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,116 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,789 |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,744 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,829 |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,706 |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,729 |
| 2014 | 90 | #1,691 |
| 2013 | 126 | #1,345 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1,226 |
| 2011 | 184 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 200 | #984 |
| 2009 | 254 | #843 |
| 2008 | 263 | #832 |
| 2007 | 261 | #820 |
| 2006 | 250 | #815 |
| 2005 | 189 | #928 |
| 2004 | 167 | #990 |
| 2003 | 165 | #971 |
| 2002 | 150 | #1,021 |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,098 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,085 |
| 1999 | 84 | #1,392 |
| 1998 | 71 | #1,524 |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,516 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,702 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,817 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
Nicknames for Cristofer
- Cris 14 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Cristofer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Cooper Xander Carter Diego Cruz Xavier Alessandro Rodrigo Marcelo Evander Colter
Other spellings of Cristofer
Christopher Kristopher Cristopher Christofer Khristopher Christoper
Names related to Cristofer
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Cristofer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristofer, updated 20 October 2026.