Kristoffer
Meaning and origin
Saint's name of Ancient Greek origin, cognate with English Christopher. First recorded in Sweden as Christopher in 1277.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kristoffer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kristoffer has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 107 |
| 1999 | 93 |
| 2000 | 82 |
| 2001 | 73 |
| 2002 | 78 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 61 |
| 2005 | 51 |
| 2006 | 40 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,297 |
| 2000 | 6,415 |
| 2001 | 6,552 |
| 2002 | 6,685 |
| 2003 | 6,813 |
| 2004 | 6,917 |
| 2005 | 6,973 |
| 2006 | 7,049 |
| 2007 | 7,083 |
| 2008 | 7,151 |
| 2009 | 7,165 |
| 2010 | 7,173 |
| 2011 | 7,163 |
| 2012 | 7,176 |
| 2013 | 7,194 |
| 2014 | 7,195 |
| 2015 | 7,189 |
| 2016 | 7,187 |
| 2017 | 7,183 |
| 2018 | 7,174 |
| 2019 | 7,176 |
| 2020 | 7,183 |
Kristoffer in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kristoffer.Hi! My name is Kristoffer.
- Har du träffat Kristoffer? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Kristoffer? He started working here on Monday.
- Kristoffer har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Kristoffer has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Kristoffers mamma är lärare.Kristoffer's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kristoffers mamma is Kristoffer's mum.
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Questions about Kristoffer
How do you pronounce Kristoffer in Swedish?
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What does the name Kristoffer mean?
Saint's name of Ancient Greek origin, cognate with English Christopher. First recorded in Sweden as Christopher in 1277.
How popular is Kristoffer in Sweden?
5 babies were named Kristoffer in 2022. In 2020, 7,183 people in Sweden had Kristoffer as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.