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Kristofer

100% boys · 31 born in 2025

Kristofer has been given to about 9,791 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 8,959
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kristofer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 349
  • Born in 202531
  • All time9,791

How popular is Kristofer?

Its best year was 1978, when 349 babies were given the name, ranking 422nd. The typical living American called Kristofer is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Kristofer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kristopher0.96
  2. Cristofer0.98
  3. Cristopher0.94
  4. Christopher0.82
  5. River0.59
  6. Grover0.59
  7. Cristobal0.58
  8. Roger0.53

Middle names for Kristofer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kristofer Paul0.79
  2. Kristofer John0.79
  3. Kristofer Blake0.78
  4. Kristofer Wade0.78
  5. Kristofer Quinn0.78
  6. Kristofer Jude0.78

Sibling names for Kristofer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.89
  2. Elishaeither · 0.86
  3. Laceysister · 0.86
  4. Marisolsister · 0.86
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.85
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.85

Where Kristofer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kristofer White0.74
    2. Kristofer Nguyen0.74
    3. Kristofer Moore0.74
    4. Kristofer Hill0.74
    5. Kristofer Hall0.74
    6. Kristofer Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kristofer

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.