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The first name Christoffer

A boy’s name.

3 syllables Male

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Christoffer at birth, 1880–2025

In 2020, 5 boys born in the United States were named Christoffer, the 12,398th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 37 were.

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babies named Christoffer since 1880
#12,398
rank in 2020
1990
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Christoffer

12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
    Danish painter (1783–1853)
  • Christoffer Boe
    Danish filmmaker, born 1974
  • Christoffer Remmer
    Danish footballer, born 1993
  • Christoffer Mafoumbi
    French-Congolese footballer, born 1994
  • Christoffer Faarup
    Danish alpine skier, born 1992
  • Christoffer Gabel
    Danish politician (1617–1673)
  • Christoffer Taxell
    Finnish politician, born 1948
  • Christoffer Nygaard
    Danish auto racing driver, born 1986
  • Christoffer Valkendorff
    Danish politician (1525-1601)
  • Carl Haglund
    Finnish politician, born 1979
  • Carsten Linnemann
    German economist and politician, born 1977
  • Vilhelm Herold
    Danish opera singer (1865–1937)

Questions

Is Christoffer a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 728 US babies named Christoffer since 1880 were boys.
When was Christoffer most popular?
1990 in the United States, when 37 babies were named Christoffer, its highest rank at 2,017th.