Boys' name · since 1966
Kristofor
805 babies named Kristofor in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 805
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristofor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 805 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristofor has been recorded 805 times among boys since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2008.
- #5,884 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 805 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristofor ranks #5,884 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 805 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 805
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristofor's 805 recorded births place it above 87.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kristofor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristofor splits its recorded history at 1987: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristofor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2008
- Peak year (1984)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kristofor by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (381 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Kristofor's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kristofor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
293 births
- 1980s
1980s
381 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 381 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kristofor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kristofor's total volume
Kristofor by state
Where Kristofor concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
48 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kristofor's data
- Kristofor's decade-level peak was the 1980s (381 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristofors (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kristofor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1966–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kristofor 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 August 2026.