Given name
Kristofor
“a follower of Christ”
Kristofor is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristofor is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristofor 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristofor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 805
- 805 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 58 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 628 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.
Kristofor’s family of names
Kristofor has a related form in Kristopher. In Old Czech usage, Kristofor has a related form in Krištofor. In Old Czech usage, Kristofor has a related form in Křišto.
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Around the world
Kristofor has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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