Given name & surname
Kristoff
“a follower of Christ”
Kristoff is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristoff is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristoff is a variant of Kristopher. An origin associated with Kristopher is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristoff through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 608
- 608 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,297 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,297 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 594 as a first name in 2020; 1,047 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kristoff’s family of names
Kristoff has a related form in Kristopher. In German usage, Kristoff has a related form in Christoph.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kristoff
Characters named Kristoff: Kristoff (Disney's Frozen franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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