Boys' name · since 1978
Kristoper
21 babies named Kristoper in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristoper sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristoper has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1978, 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 1978 to 1988.
- #28,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristoper ranks #28,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristoper's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kristoper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristoper's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristoper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1988
- Peak year (1983)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Kristoper by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Kristoper's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Kristoper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kristoper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1978–1988 (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 Kristoper 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.