Recorded 1978–1988 Boys' name Peak 1983 21 births

Kristoper — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s16
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Kristoper was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kristoper in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristoper

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Kristoper between 1978 and 1988, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristoper currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristoper performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kristoper shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristoper 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 21 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.

Kristoper at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

21

Since 1978

11 years of records

Peak year

1983

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1978

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1988

Kristoper popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1978

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1983)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 1988198719831978 5

Kristoper by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Kristoper's all-time total
1970s51980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristoper?
21 babies have been named Kristoper since 1978. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1983 with 6 births.
When was Kristoper most popular?
Kristoper was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Kristoper been used?
Kristoper has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 11 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Kristoper?
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, 1978–1988 (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.