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Krystofer

Boy · KRIS-tuh-fer · Greek

Krystofer 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 Krystofer mean?

Greek: spelling of Krystopher, itself a spelling of Christopher

“bearer of Christ”

Saint Christopher, patron of travellers, was said to have carried the Christ child across a river.

Say it
KRIS-tuh-fer

Meaning borrowed from Krystopher.

Is Krystofer a girl's or a boy's name?

Krystofer is a boys' name.

How popular is Krystofer in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.

Half of all the boys named Krystofer in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.

1987Busiest: 13 in 19952017
Krystofer in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20176#10,770
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20088#9,013
20078#8,909
20067#9,579
20056#10,144
20046#9,941
20037#8,636
20027#8,449
20017#8,332
200013#5,290
19999#6,524
19987#7,553
19978#6,612
19960–
199513#4,502
199410#5,446
19937#6,809
19928#6,120
19915#8,228
19909#5,375
19895#7,898
19887#5,745
19876#6,083

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