Given name
Krystopher
“a follower of Christ”
Krystopher is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krystopher is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krystopher 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krystopher through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 729
- 729 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 567 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.
Krystopher’s family of names
Krystopher has a related form in Kristopher.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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