Kristof
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-tof
- Origin
- Greek
Kristof is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearer of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kristof mean?
Greek: spelling of Christoph; German form of Christopher
“bearer of Christ”
German form of Christopher; the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck reformed 18th-century opera.
Meaning borrowed from Christoph.
Is Kristof a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristof is a boys' name.
How popular is Kristof in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kristof in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kristof in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Kristof in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Kristof in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kristof in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Nicknames for Kristof
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kristof
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Lucas Nico Cooper Xander Noah Hunter Theo Mason Ezra Isaac Hugo
Names related to Kristof
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kristof: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristof, updated 20 October 2026.