Boy’s name · Greek, Spanish

Cristofer

How to say it: kris-TOH-fur · /krɪˈstoʊfər/

Variant spelling of Christopher; from Greek 'Khristophoros' meaning 'bearer of Christ'.

Cristofer was the 71st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 80 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 52% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #105 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#71for boys in 2025
1 in 646US babies
80born in 2025
#105projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 27chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cristofer
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#71
Babies born in 202580
Share of births1 in 646
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−52%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#105
In France, 2025#1,000 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Cristofer is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 98 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Cris
  • Topher
  • Fer

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Cristofer is about 1 in 27.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish.

In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.

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