Kristopher

Kristopher: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bearing Christ”
Origin
Greek
Say it
KRIS-tə-fər · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros. The name means 'Christ-bearer'.

How popular is Kristopher?

202453.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kristopher in 2024177

2024 rank#1,170 boys

Peak year1978

Total US babies since 188063,372

Kristopher is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kristopher

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Kristopher questions

What does the name Kristopher mean?

Kristopher means "bearing Christ". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros. The name means 'Christ-bearer'.

Is Kristopher a boy or girl name?

Kristopher is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kristopher?

177 US babies were named Kristopher in 2024. Its peak year was 1978.

How do you pronounce Kristopher?

Kristopher is usually pronounced KRIS-tə-fər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.