Kristof — #11160 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Kristof

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Kristof between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristof currently holds the #11160 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristof performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kristof shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristof 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 299 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.