Kristoffer
Kristoffer is a masculine given name. The name is sometimes shortened as Kris, or alternatively spelled as Kristofer. It is a variant of the name Christopher. Kristoffer may refer to:
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Kristoffer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristoffer is a masculine given name. The name is sometimes shortened as Kris, or alternatively spelled as Kristofer. It is a variant of the name Christopher. Kristoffer may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Kristoffer
Kristoffer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 305 births, good for #457 nationwide. About 32% of every Kristoffer on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kristoffer ranks #7,821 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kristoffer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kristoffer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kristoffer
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kristoffer is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Christoffer
- Christopher
- Kristopher
- Cristopher
- Kristofer
- Cristofer
- Christoph
- Christophe
- Kristoff
- Christoff
- Kristof
- Christof
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About the name Kristoffer
Kristoffer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kristoffer's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #457. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristoffer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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