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Christofer

Masculine · “Christ-bearer”

1951high 2007
#4539 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare22 boys in 2025

Christofer is a spelling of Christopher, and the name means Christ-bearer — which the legend turned into a man carrying a child across a river.

How old is the name Christofer?

Christofer first appears in US birth records in 1951 — 74 years ago. The typical Christofer alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 3,700 people named Christofer are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Christofer most popular?

Christofer peaked in 1984, reaching #1042 nationally. Today it ranks #4539, 3,497 places below that high. See the whole 1984 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Christofer

The name meant bearing Christ inwardly, and the medieval legend made it physical: a giant carries travelers across a river, takes a child who becomes heavier with every step, and is told he has carried the weight of the world. It is a story invented to explain a name, which is a common and rather charming process. Christopher was removed from the general calendar in 1969 for lack of historical evidence.

Meaning

Christ-bearer

From Greek Christos and pherein, to carry; the compound originally meant carrying Christ in the heart. The legend of the giant ferrying a child who grows unbearably heavy is a literalisation of the metaphor.

How the name formed

  1. Christophoros
  2. Christopher
  3. Christofer

Related forms: Christopher · Cristóbal · Cristoforo

Pronouncing Christofer

KRIS-tuh-fer

Three syllables, first stressed. Christofer and Christopher are said identically.

Nicknames for Christofer

Moderate

ChrisThe front clip
TopherTakes the back of the name
KitThe traditional English short form
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1951–20251366801362219512025

US babies named Christofer per year from 1951 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#10421950s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1951
Most boys named
2007136 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1042reached in 1984
Change vs 2023
−8.3%22 in 2025, from 24
Christofer sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2007, with 136 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Christofer in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Christopher in English — spelling variant
  • Cristóbal in Spanish — same name
  • Cristoforo in Italian — same name

Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.

Christofers among us

3,700

people named Christofer are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 77,640 born in 2025 was named Christofer

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Christofer

#4539
Christofer on the 2025 chart
#63
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Christofer went to 22 boys in 2025, but Christopher, Kristopher and Cristopher and the rest below are the same name said out loud. Together the 8 spellings went to 5,209, which makes it the 63rd most-given boys’ name of the year — 4,476 places above the chart.

and 2 rarer spellings.

About 1 boy in 328 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 77,640 for Christofer itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Christine test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Christofer's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Christine climbed just as high around 1966, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Christine's path sketches the road Christofer is walking now.

40%chance Christofer will feel dated by 2040
Christofer, aligned on its peakChristine· peak 1966not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+40 yrsChristine · #9226Christofer today
Christofer today is about where Christine stood in 2007 — 41 years past a #1043-sized peak. Within 15 years, Christine had drifted out of the mainstream charts.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Christofer sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Christofer beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Christofer in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Christoferthis name22#4539Nels22#4539Gabe22#4539Michel22#4539Elroy22#4539

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • A settled meaning with a genuinely charming invented legend behind it.
  • Chris, Kit and Topher are all ready short forms.
  • Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
What to consider
  • Christopher is the standard spelling and will be written for him constantly.
  • Ten letters and three syllables is a great deal for early handwriting.
  • The saint's feast was removed from the general calendar in 1969.

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Frequently asked

How many Christofers are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,700 people named Christofer are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Christofer?
Christofer is one of 6 recorded spellings. Christopher is the more common one — 4,748 births in 2025 against 22 for Christofer.
How popular is the name Christofer in 2025?
Christofer ranks #4539 among US boy names in 2025, with 22 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Christofer?
About 1 in every 77,640 US boys born in 2025 was named Christofer — 22 in all.
Will my child share the name Christofer with classmates?
Christofer will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Christofer

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Nels#4539 · Gabe#4539 · Michel#4539 · Elroy#4539 · Orlin#4539 · Pearce#4539 · Josemaria#4539 · Napoleon#4539

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