Given name
Kristopher
“a follower of Christ”
Kristopher is used as a given name. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristopher through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63,548
- 63,251 boys · 297 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 2,536 babies
- 2025
- 172
- #1,190 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 172 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,190 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,525 in 1978. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 45,559 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.
Kristopher’s family of names
In English usage, Kristopher has a related form in Christopher. Kristopher has a related form in Kris. Kristopher has a related form in Kristofer.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristopher has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kristopher
- Kris BryantAmerican baseball playerborn 1992
- Kristopher TurnerCanadian actorborn 1980
- Kris TwardekCanadian association football playerborn 1997
- Kristopher VidaHungarian association football playerborn 1995
- Kristopher SchauNorwegian musician and comedianborn 1970
- K CampAmerican rapper (born 1990)
- Kristopher Van VarenbergAmerican actorborn 1987
- Kris RichardRomanian basketball player (born 1989)
- Kristopher HornAmerican bobsledderborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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