Boys' name · since 1982
Kristafer
43 babies named Kristafer in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 43
- total births
- 1982–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Kristafer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kristafer recorded 43 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1998.
- 43 total births
- 1982–1998 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristafer's 43 recorded births place it above 49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kristafer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristafer's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristafer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1998
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kristafer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kristafer's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Kristafer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Kristafer's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristafer: Baby Name Since 1982 - 43 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristafer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kristafer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.