Given name & surname
Krzysztof
“one who bears Christ inside”·“a follower of Christ”
Krzysztof is a form of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.” Krzysztof is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krzysztof is a form of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.” Krzysztof is a variant of Kristopher. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Krzysztof is a form of Christopher. An origin associated with Christopher is Greek. Krzysztof is a variant of Kristopher. An origin associated with Kristopher is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish use, Krzysztof is used as a form of Christopher.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Krzysztof through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 473
- 473 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,089 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,089 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,072 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.
Krzysztof’s family of names
In Polish usage, Krzysztof has a diminutive in Krzych. Krzysztof shares a linguistic root with Christopher. Krzysztof has a related form in Kristopher.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Krzysztof has relatives in 24 languages.
36 related names in 24 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kristophervariant · English
- Krzyśdiminutive · Polish
- Krzysiekdiminutive · Polish
- Krzychdiminutive · Polish
- Krzysiuniodiminutive · Polish
- Krzysiulekdiminutive · Polish
- Krzysiaczekdiminutive · Polish
- Krzysiodiminutive · Polish
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Across languages 37
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Christophercognate · English, Swedish
- Cristobalequivalent
- KristoferSwedish
- Christoferequivalent
- ChristophGerman
- KristofferSwedish
- Kristofequivalent
- ChristopheFrench
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- Kesterequivalent
- Christofequivalent
- ChristofferSwedish, Danish
- Χριστόφοροςsource · Greek, Ancient Greek
- CrístoferSpanish
- CristóbalSpanish
- KryštofCzech
- Քրիստափորequivalent
- Khristoforequivalent
- Christovequivalent
- Kristóferequivalent
- Krzysztofafeminine form
- CristoforoItalian
- KristófHungarian
- ХристофорUkrainian, Russian
- КриштофUkrainian
- KrištofSlovak
- CristóvãoPortuguese
- ΧριστοφόροςGreek
- ChristophorusLatin
- KristapsLithuanian
- CristòfolCatalan
- Krësztofcsb
- KristoforoEsperanto
- Хри́стоBulgarian
- ХрыстафорBelarusian
- КрыштафBelarusian
- كريستوفرArabic
- خرسطوفورسArabic
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Krzysztof
- Krzysztof KieślowskiPolish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)
- Krzysztof PendereckiPolish composer and conductor (1933–2020)
- Krzysztof PiątekPolish association football playerborn 1995
- Krzysztof ZanussiPolish producer and film directorborn 1939
- Krzysztof MączyńskiPolish footballerborn 1987
- Krzysztof Kamil BaczyńskiPolish poet and solider (1921–1944)
- Krzysztof WielickiPolish mountaineerborn 1950
- Krzysztof KomedaPolish musician (1931–1969)
- Krzysztof KrauzePolish film director (1953–2014)
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