Given name & surname
Christofer
“one who bears Christ inside”
Christofer is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christofer is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christofer is a variant of Christopher. An origin associated with Christopher is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christofer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,856
- 3,856 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,569 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,569 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 136 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,213 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christofer’s family of names
Christofer has a related form in Christopher. In Swedish usage, Christofer has a related form in Christoffer. In Greek usage, Christofer as a surname is a transliteration of Χρίστοφερ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christofer
- Christofer HeimerothGerman footballerborn 1981
- Christofer JohnssonSwedish musicianborn 1972
- Christofer GonzálesPeruvian association football playerborn 1992
- Christofer JuradoPanamanian bicycle racerborn 1995
- Christofer StevensonSwedish bicycle racerborn 1982
- Christofer EskilssonSwedish diverborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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