Recorded 1976–1988 Boys' name Peak 1984 28 births

Kristifer — boys' name

28 babies named Kristifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s23
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Kristifer was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kristifer in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Kristifer between 1976 and 1988, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristifer performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kristifer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristifer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kristifer at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

28

Since 1976

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1976

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1988

Kristifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1976

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19881984198219801976 5

Kristifer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 82% of Kristifer's all-time total
1970s51980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristifer?
28 babies have been named Kristifer since 1976. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Kristifer most popular?
Kristifer was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Kristifer been used?
Kristifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 13 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Kristifer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristopher, Kristian, Kris, Kristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.