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Kristoffer

100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Kristoffer has been given to about 3,940 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≈ 3,591
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kristoffer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 305
  • Born in 202512
  • All time3,940

How popular is Kristoffer?

Its best year was 1978, when 305 babies were given the name, ranking 457th. The typical living American called Kristoffer is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Kristoffer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kristofer0.98
  2. Kristopher0.96
  3. Cristofer0.96
  4. Cristopher0.94
  5. Christopher0.82
  6. River0.59
  7. Grover0.59
  8. Cristobal0.57

Middle names for Kristoffer

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

Sibling names for Kristoffer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.79
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.79
  3. Aracelisister · 0.78
  4. Elishaeither · 0.78
  5. Marisolsister · 0.77
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.77

Where Kristoffer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025

    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.