Is Kristofer a boy or girl name?
Kristofer is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 33 boys were named Kristofer, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,761 US babies named Kristofer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,483
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kristofer since 1945
- 9,761
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 349 babies
Boys and girls named Kristofer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,893 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,796 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,611 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,359 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 605 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33 | #3,483 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,734 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 96 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 135 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 103 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 133 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 160 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 167 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 193 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 176 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 185 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 214 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 218 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 229 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 298 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 313 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 322 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 316 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 340 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 328 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 329 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 346 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 301 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 273 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 240 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 244 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 285 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 231 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 219 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 247 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 349 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 345 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 210 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 175 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 193 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 141 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 107 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 73 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,559 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristofer reached #422 in 1978. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kristofer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.