Recorded 1966–2008 Boys' name Peak 1984 805 births

Kristofor — boys' name

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.

1960s71970s2931980s3811990s962000s28
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kristofor was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

58 babies were named Kristofor in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristofor

The Social Security Administration has registered 805 babies named Kristofor between 1966 and 2008, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristofor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristofor performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 381 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kristofor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristofor in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristofor 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 805 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.

Kristofor at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

805

Since 1966

43 years of records

Peak year

1984

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1966

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kristofor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1966

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1984)
58
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 20081999199419891984197919741966 7

Kristofor by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
381 births that decade — 47% of Kristofor's all-time total
1960s71970s2931980s3811990s962000s28

Kristofor by state

Where Kristofor concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kristofor
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%
California share of Kristofor's total US births 6.0%
Even split

48 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristofor?
805 babies have been named Kristofor since 1966. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1984 with 58 births.
When was Kristofor most popular?
Kristofor was most popular in the 1980s decade with 381 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Kristofor most popular?
The top states for the name Kristofor are California (48 births), Texas (29 births), Washington (10 births).
How long has the name Kristofor been used?
Kristofor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 43 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kristofor?
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.

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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, 1966–2008 (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.