Kristopher
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος. The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kristopher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος. The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kristopher
American parents first put Kristopher on the record books as a baby boy name in 1947, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 2,525 Kristophers were born — ranking #104 that year. About 32% of every Kristopher on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kristopher ranks #1,250 for baby boys with 160 births, falling sharply (-38%). All told, over 63K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kristopher
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kristopher. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kristopher
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- Christopher
- Cristopher
- Kristofer
- Cristofer
- Christoffer
- Kristoffer
- Kristof
- Christof
- Christophers
- Christoph
- Christophe
- Kristoff
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About the name Kristopher
Kristopher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 63K births in the dataset. Kristopher's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #104. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristopher'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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