Kristopher
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,188 for boys in 2025, 172 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1978 · 2,525 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 63,251since 1947
Kristopher over time
Rank among boys' names. Kristopher has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,188 | 172 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,165 | 179 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,034 | 211 | |
| 2022 | — | #997 | 223 | |
| 2021 | — | #929 | 243 | |
| 2020 | — | #828 | 277 | |
| 2019 | — | #769 | 308 | |
| 2018 | — | #748 | 315 | |
| 2017 | — | #670 | 377 | |
| 2016 | — | #705 | 350 | |
| 2015 | — | #593 | 466 | |
| 2014 | — | #591 | 465 | |
| 2013 | — | #538 | 494 | |
| 2012 | — | #504 | 528 | |
| 2011 | — | #492 | 534 | |
| 2010 | — | #469 | 555 | |
| 2009 | — | #435 | 644 | |
| 2008 | — | #425 | 680 | |
| 2007 | — | #420 | 693 | |
| 2006 | — | #393 | 761 | |
| 2005 | — | #401 | 706 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #374 | 743 |
| 2003 | — | #353 | 784 | |
| 2002 | — | #328 | 837 | |
| 2001 | — | #317 | 883 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #295 | 1,021 |
| 1999 | — | #294 | 975 | |
| 1998 | — | #267 | 1,073 | |
| 1997 | — | #258 | 1,097 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #241 | 1,238 |
| 1995 | — | #244 | 1,186 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #212 | 1,365 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #195 | 1,564 |
| 1992 | — | #189 | 1,636 | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #178 | 1,782 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #165 | 1,858 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #155 | 1,957 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #144 | 1,956 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #145 | 1,938 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #140 | 1,994 |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 | #134 | 2,099 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #137 | 1,984 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #134 | 2,012 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #125 | 2,190 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #146 | 1,930 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #138 | 2,008 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #114 | 2,349 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #104 | 2,525 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #113 | 2,346 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #153 | 1,606 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #185 | 1,232 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #176 | 1,308 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #222 | 980 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #271 | 714 |
| 1971 | — | #375 | 461 | |
| 1970 | — | #429 | 362 | |
| 1969 | — | #473 | 263 | |
| 1968 | — | #529 | 208 | |
| 1967 | — | #540 | 191 | |
| 1966 | — | #531 | 205 | |
| 1965 | — | #560 | 184 | |
| 1964 | — | #635 | 150 | |
| 1963 | — | #730 | 115 | |
| 1962 | — | #741 | 107 | |
| 1961 | — | #694 | 121 | |
| 1960 | — | #830 | 84 | |
| 1959 | — | #797 | 92 | |
| 1958 | — | #824 | 83 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,050 | 52 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,092 | 48 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,255 | 36 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,547 | 24 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,344 | 30 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Kristopher! It came in at #3,370, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1947, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Kristopher is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#51 · 1 in 169
- Alaska#62 · 1 in 241
- Idaho#63 · 1 in 264
- Washington#74 · 1 in 354
- West Virginia#74 · 1 in 385
Best ever in a state: #51 in Wyoming, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #51 | 18 | 1 in 169 |
| Alaska | #62 | 13 | 1 in 241 |
| Idaho | #63 | 30 | 1 in 264 |
| Washington | #74 | 73 | 1 in 354 |
| West Virginia | #74 | 37 | 1 in 385 |
| Montana | #83 | 14 | 1 in 394 |
| Nevada | #85 | 9 | 1 in 421 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 60 | 1 in 536 |
| Oregon | #87 | 38 | 1 in 460 |
| Minnesota | #89 | 55 | 1 in 523 |
| Nebraska | #92 | 23 | 1 in 496 |
| Maine | #93 | 14 | 1 in 501 |
| Iowa | #94 | 38 | 1 in 556 |
| Michigan | #94 | 112 | 1 in 574 |
| Vermont | #95 | 6 | 1 in 459 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 9 | 1 in 610 |
| Kansas | #97 | 30 | 1 in 520 |
| Missouri | #97 | 64 | 1 in 549 |
| Utah | #99 | 31 | 1 in 566 |
| Connecticut | #101 | 23 | 1 in 695 |
| Indiana | #101 | 68 | 1 in 595 |
| Ohio | #101 | 120 | 1 in 646 |
| Massachusetts | #102 | 42 | 1 in 786 |
| North Dakota | #108 | 9 | 1 in 594 |
| Colorado | #110 | 31 | 1 in 633 |
| Kentucky | #115 | 39 | 1 in 723 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 93 | 1 in 798 |
| Illinois | #117 | 111 | 1 in 733 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 8 | 1 in 631 |
| Tennessee | #117 | 48 | 1 in 665 |
| Arkansas | #118 | 27 | 1 in 571 |
| Florida | #121 | 77 | 1 in 650 |
| Arizona | #123 | 31 | 1 in 600 |
| Oklahoma | #124 | 29 | 1 in 685 |
| Maryland | #125 | 29 | 1 in 746 |
| Virginia | #128 | 44 | 1 in 740 |
| Georgia | #129 | 53 | 1 in 714 |
| Alabama | #133 | 39 | 1 in 687 |
| Mississippi | #135 | 28 | 1 in 685 |
| Texas | #137 | 172 | 1 in 652 |
| North Carolina | #139 | 48 | 1 in 802 |
| New Mexico | #144 | 15 | 1 in 632 |
| New York | #144 | 130 | 1 in 874 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 10 | 1 in 634 |
| California | #148 | 217 | 1 in 762 |
| Louisiana | #149 | 51 | 1 in 647 |
| South Carolina | #154 | 26 | 1 in 796 |
| New Jersey | #156 | 41 | 1 in 1,017 |
| District of Columbia | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kristopher
- 23 spots since 2024 (#1,165 → #1,188)
- 360 spots since 2020 (#828 → #1,188)
- 595 spots since 2015 (#593 → #1,188)
- Biggest jump: 226 spots in 1958 (#1,050 → #824)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2016 (#593 → #705)
- Debuted 1947
- Peaked 1978 at #104 (2,525 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1958–2022
- Highest: 1 in 650 boys born in 1978 were named Kristopher (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,931 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 31.7% of all boys named Kristopher (20,068) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23 | #2,443 (1948) | #2,944 |
| 1950s | 426 | #797 (1959) | #1,296 |
| 1960s | 1,628 | #473 (1969) | #626 |
| 1970s | 13,883 | #104 (1978) | #214 |
| 1980s | 20,068 | #125 (1982) | #140 |
| 1990s | 13,774 | #165 (1990) | #224 |
| 2000s | 7,752 | #295 (2000) | #374 |
| 2010s | 4,392 | #469 (2010) | #608 |
| 2020s | 1,305 | #828 (2020) | #1,024 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kristopher in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 102,210 of them was named Kristopher, which outranked 60.9% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,235Vina16
- #4,235Wren16
- #4,235Zahra16
- #4,425Kristopher15
- #4,425Abra15
- #4,425Adrean15
- #4,425Adrina15
- #4,652Abbi14
- #4,652Adi14
- #4,652Adrain14
Tied with 226 names at #4,425; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 700 of them was named Kristopher, which outranked 98.4% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.