Kristoffer

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A few things about Kristoffer you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kristoffer

Kristoffer Ajer

Norwegian association football player (born 1998)

Choose Kristoffer and your child shares a first name with Kristoffer Ajer, a Norwegian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kristoffer, like who?” Kristoffer Ajer's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kristoffer, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kristoffer would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKristoffer first shows up in US birth records in 1967, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 58 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1978, when it ranked #457. Today it's #6,803, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKristoffer was 3.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 37,736 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 142,857.
• 🍂TrendKristoffer has slipped 1,352 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,803. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKristoffer is a Scandinavian form of Christopher, which means “bearer of Christ”. Our records link it to Greek, Scandinavian and Swedish roots.

About the name Kristoffer

Kristoffer is a boy name of Greek, Scandinavian and Swedish origin meaning “bearer of Christ”. It has 10 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-fer”. US birth records list Kristoffer for boys from 1967 to 2025, in 59 of those 59 years. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked #457 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.

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