Kristofer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-tuh-fer
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Kristofer is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearing Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Kristofer mean?
Greek: K-spelling of Christopher, from Greek Khristophoros
“bearing Christ”
A K-spelling of Christopher; Saint Christopher, the legendary martyr said to have carried the Christ child across a river, is patron of travellers.
Is Kristofer a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristofer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kristofer in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 41 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kristofer in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kristofer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 41 | #487 |
How popular is Kristofer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Kristofer, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 1978, with 349 boys. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the boys named Kristofer in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were given Kristofer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,210, up from #3,582 for this spelling alone.
- Kristofer 31
- Kristoffer 12
- Chistopher 7
Kristofer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,490 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,890 |
| 2011 | 96 | #1,601 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,909 |
| 2008 | 135 | #1,284 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,387 |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,255 |
| 2005 | 103 | #1,430 |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 133 | #1,133 |
| 2002 | 160 | #984 |
| 2001 | 167 | #925 |
| 2000 | 193 | #827 |
| 1999 | 176 | #857 |
| 1998 | 185 | #811 |
| 1997 | 214 | #724 |
| 1996 | 218 | #720 |
| 1995 | 229 | #695 |
| 1994 | 298 | #601 |
| 1993 | 313 | #580 |
| 1992 | 322 | #566 |
| 1991 | 316 | #568 |
| 1990 | 340 | #541 |
| 1989 | 328 | #528 |
| 1988 | 329 | #505 |
| 1987 | 346 | #476 |
| 1986 | 301 | #505 |
| 1985 | 273 | #528 |
| 1984 | 240 | #556 |
| 1983 | 244 | #537 |
| 1982 | 284 | #504 |
| 1981 | 231 | #562 |
| 1980 | 219 | #580 |
| 1979 | 247 | #543 |
| 1978 | 349 | #421 |
| 1977 | 345 | #425 |
| 1976 | 210 | #555 |
| 1975 | 175 | #616 |
| 1974 | 193 | #577 |
| 1973 | 141 | #673 |
| 1972 | 107 | #770 |
| 1971 | 73 | #955 |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,132 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,372 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,509 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
Nicknames for Kristofer
- Kris 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kristofer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Christopher Alexander Joshua Jason Nicholas Luke Adam Tyler Benjamin Lucas Spencer Samuel
Other spellings of Kristofer
Names related to Kristofer
Kristopher Cristofer Christofer Khristopher Krystopher Christoffer
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Kristofer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristofer, updated 20 October 2026.