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How popular is the name Kristofer?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kristofers are alive today.

Kristofer (male), a spelling of Christopher, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2019 (ranked 4702nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 23 babies were given the name, the 680th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Christopher you are most likely to meet is around 42 years old. Half of all Christophers born in England and Wales are between 41 and 64, and there are at least 490,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 80% chance that at least one of them will be called Christopher.

How many babies are named Kristofer each year?

Includes all spellings: Kristofer, Christopher. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05k10k15k1920194019601980200020201904: ~1,532 estimated (1,224-1,840)1914: ~1,212 estimated (964-1,461)1924: ~902 estimated (713-1,091)1934: ~827 estimated (652-1,001)1944: ~4,514 estimated (3,442-5,585)1954: ~7,724 estimated (7,224-8,225)1964: ~11,039 estimated (9,034-13,044)1974: ~10,047 estimated (9,263-10,831)1984: ~14,046 estimated (13,672-14,420)1994: ~6,000 estimated (4,239-7,761)1996: 3,5061997: 2,9501998: 2,5051999: 1,9452000: 1,6192001: 1,3812002: 1,1142003: 1,0632004: 9702005: 9122006: 8242007: 8182008: 7292009: 6562010: 6412011: 5862012: 5682013: 4552014: 4252015: 4612016: 4282017: 3442018: 3322019: 3712020: 2982021: 2872022: 2712023: 2692024: 2472025: 247estimatedactual

Where does the Kristofer spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 6801997: ranked 1,1741998: ranked 1,8211999: ranked 1,5052000: ranked 1,5522001: ranked 1,9492002: ranked 2,6362003: ranked 2,1892004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 3,2082007: ranked 3,5892008: ranked 3,6872009: ranked 3,2272010: ranked 2,4002011: ranked 3,8302012: ranked 3,4162014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 2,7072019: ranked 4,702

Where does the Christopher spelling rank?

1101005001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 611914: ranked 661924: ranked 691934: ranked 571944: ranked 161954: ranked 91964: ranked 111974: ranked 61984: ranked 11994: ranked 141996: ranked 251997: ranked 261998: ranked 321999: ranked 382000: ranked 422001: ranked 482002: ranked 562003: ranked 592004: ranked 652005: ranked 762006: ranked 832007: ranked 862008: ranked 942009: ranked 942010: ranked 1042011: ranked 1112012: ranked 1122013: ranked 1322014: ranked 1362015: ranked 1312016: ranked 1382017: ranked 1632018: ranked 1682019: ranked 1522020: ranked 1792021: ranked 1912022: ranked 1912023: ranked 1872024: ranked 2042025: ranked 203

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kristofer per year in England and Wales, 1904 to 2025, peaking at about 14,046 in 1984
Kristofer: births per year in England and Wales, 1904-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kristofer most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Christopher, peaked in 1984, when around 14,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kristofer spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 23 babies.

How many people are called Kristofer?

At least 490,000 people named Kristofer in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kristofer?

Most living Kristofers are between 41 and 64; the most common age is about 42.

Is Kristofer becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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