boy's name
Cristofer
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,323
Cristofer is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 263 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,442 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Cristofer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 141 |
| 1990s | 498 |
| 2000s | 1,957 |
| 2010s | 1,161 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 498 |
How popular is Cristofer?
In 2025, Cristofer was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cristofer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cristofer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cristofer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cristofer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cristofer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cristofer
How popular is the name Cristofer?
In 2025, Cristofer was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cristofer a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristofer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cristofer most popular?
Cristofer peaked in 2008, when 263 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cristofer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cristofer currently ranks #1,937 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.