Kristofer Boy
How popular is Kristofer?
#3,582 boy name in 2025
31 baby boys were named Kristofer in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
Kristofer popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,582 for boys (▼ 129 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,456 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (349 boys) |
| Highest rank | #421 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kristofer counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kristopher family of names ranked #623 for boys in 2025 (#570 the year before), with 421 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kristopher | 172 | 41% |
| Cristopher | 126 | 30% |
| Cristofer | 80 | 19% |
| Kristofer | 31 | 7% |
| Kristoffer | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kristofer is most popular
Babies named Kristofer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kristofer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 | #3,018 |
| 1950s | 68 | #2,092 |
| 1960s | 247 | #1,326 |
| 1970s | 1,893 | #421 |
| 1980s | 2,795 | #476 |
| 1990s | 2,611 | #541 |
| 2000s | 1,359 | #827 |
| 2010s | 605 | #1,601 |
| 2020s | 201 | #2,924 |
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Questions
- Is Kristofer a boy or girl name?
- Kristofer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kristofer were boys.
- How popular is the name Kristofer?
- 31 baby boys were named Kristofer in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
- When was Kristofer most popular?
- Kristofer peaked in 1978, when 349 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #421 in 1978.
- How many people are named Kristofer?
- 9,791 babies have been named Kristofer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,311 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Kristofer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kristofer was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.