Boys' name · peaked in 1978
Kristopher name popularity since 1925
63,548 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kristopher. Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Kristopher is about 39 years old in 2026. Kristopher peaked in 1978 as the #104 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,548
- Named Kristopher, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,190 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 297 girls · 63,251 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.63× its national share
Peak year is the year Kristopher made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kristopher births per year, 1925–2025
1978 was the biggest year for Kristopher both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Kristopher became 5.7× more common, from 1 in 6,800 baby boys to 1 in 1,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 5,830 to 1 in 9,630.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kristopher's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kristopher.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kristopher in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 426 | #1,261 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,628 | #561 |
| 1970s | 85 | 13,883 | #185 |
| 1980s | 161 | 20,068 | #134 |
| 1990s | 41 | 13,774 | #244 |
| 2000s | 10 | 7,752 | #401 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,392 | #593 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,305 | #1,190 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
45.4% of babies named Kristopher from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Kristopher is most popular
The index compares Kristopher's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kristopher.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.63× | 359 |
| Idaho | 1.54× | 379 |
| Oregon | 1.53× | 882 |
| Washington | 1.52× | 1,567 |
| Florida | 1.40× | 3,120 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kristopher and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kristopher (this page) | 63,251 | 1978 |
| Cristopher | 11,898 | 2007 |
| Khristopher | 2,318 | 1978 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kristopher's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kristopher.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kristopher (1978).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data