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Kristofer

“Christ-bearer”

Language contexts for this entry: Spanish, Swedish, Danish and 4 more

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Origin
Not established
7 language contexts
SpanishSwedishDanish+4 more
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11 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Kristofer

Kristofer is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Swedish, Danish and 4 other languages. It is a form of Christopher, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “Christ-bearer”.

Dictionary descriptions

These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.

02 / Across borders

Where Kristofer is used

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Across borders

14

countries in our sources

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10 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2025: 31 boys (rank 3583).

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4 of 14 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kristofer

Recorded category boys

Metric
Latest · 2025
31
applications
Rank #3,583
Peak year
1978
349 applications

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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Kristofer in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
YearApplicationsRankStatus
1880no valueno valuenot covered
1881no valueno valuenot covered
1882no valueno valuenot covered
1883no valueno valuenot covered
1884no valueno valuenot covered
1885no valueno valuenot covered
1886no valueno valuenot covered
1887no valueno valuenot covered
1888no valueno valuenot covered
1889no valueno valuenot covered
1890no valueno valuenot covered
1891no valueno valuenot covered
1892no valueno valuenot covered
1893no valueno valuenot covered
1894no valueno valuenot covered
1895no valueno valuenot covered
1896no valueno valuenot covered
1897no valueno valuenot covered
1898no valueno valuenot covered
1899no valueno valuenot covered
1900no valueno valuenot covered
1901no valueno valuenot covered
1902no valueno valuenot covered
1903no valueno valuenot covered
1904no valueno valuenot covered
1905no valueno valuenot covered
1906no valueno valuenot covered
1907no valueno valuenot covered
1908no valueno valuenot covered
1909no valueno valuenot covered
1910no valueno valuenot covered
1911no valueno valuenot covered
1912no valueno valuenot covered
1913no valueno valuenot covered
1914no valueno valuenot covered
1915no valueno valuenot covered
1916no valueno valuenot covered
1917no valueno valuenot covered
1918no valueno valuenot covered
1919no valueno valuenot covered
1920no valueno valuenot covered
1921no valueno valuenot covered
1922no valueno valuenot covered
1923no valueno valuenot covered
1924no valueno valuenot covered
1925no valueno valuenot covered
1926no valueno valuenot covered
1927no valueno valuenot covered
1928no valueno valuenot covered
1929no valueno valuenot covered
1930no valueno valuenot covered
1931no valueno valuenot covered
1932no valueno valuenot covered
1933no valueno valuenot covered
1934no valueno valuenot covered
1935no valueno valuenot covered
1936no valueno valuenot covered
1937no valueno valuenot covered
1938no valueno valuenot covered
1939no valueno valuenot covered
1940no valueno valuenot covered
1941no valueno valuenot covered
1942no valueno valuenot covered
1943no valueno valuenot covered
1944no valueno valuenot covered
194553,338observed
1946no valueno valuenot covered
1947no valueno valuenot covered
1948no valueno valuenot covered
194973,019observed
1950no valueno valuenot covered
195163,364observed
195282,875observed
195373,143observed
1954no valueno valuenot covered
195592,764observed
1956112,497observed
1957no valueno valuenot covered
1958152,093observed
1959122,414observed
1960142,210observed
1961191,876observed
1962221,713observed
1963191,839observed
1964271,510observed
1965231,625observed
1966311,373observed
1967231,609observed
1968331,339observed
1969361,326observed
1970531,132observed
197173955observed
1972107770observed
1973141673observed
1974193577observed
1975175616observed
1976210555observed
1977345425observed
1978349421observed
1979247543observed
1980219580observed
1981231562observed
1982284504observed
1983244537observed
1984240556observed
1985273528observed
1986301505observed
1987346476observed
1988329505observed
1989328529observed
1990340542observed
1991316568observed
1992322568observed
1993313581observed
1994298602observed
1995229698observed
1996218721observed
1997214725observed
1998185812observed
1999176859observed
2000193829observed
2001167926observed
2002160985observed
20031331,134observed
20041421,114observed
20051031,431observed
20061331,255observed
20071181,387observed
20081351,284observed
2009751,910observed
2010901,697observed
2011961,601observed
2012761,891observed
2013492,492observed
2014602,230observed
2015512,457observed
2016522,437observed
2017522,450observed
2018353,240observed
2019442,808observed
2020402,925observed
2021393,074observed
2022303,691observed
2023283,883observed
2024333,455observed
2025313,583observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Kristofer” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking
computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

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04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms10
Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates13

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

    Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)

    Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025

    National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025

    Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

    Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

    Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023

    BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)

    Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)

    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.