Given name
Cristofer
“one who bears Christ inside”
Cristofer is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cristofer is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cristofer 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cristofer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,323
- 4,323 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 263 babies
- 2025
- 80
- #1,935 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 80 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,935 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 263 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,353 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.
Cristofer’s family of names
Cristofer has a related form in Christopher.
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cristofer
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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