How Many People Are Named Kristof?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Kristof. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kristof peaked in popularity in 2001 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kristof as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kristof paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
17 births
Total Registered
299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kristof
Kristof is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 299 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kristof as a male name
Ranked #11,707 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (17 births)
Kristof: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kristof span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 106 babies were registered. Kristof has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kristof by Decade
How has Kristof tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kristof + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kristof as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kristof
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kristof: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kristof?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Kristof are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Kristof a common name?
Kristof is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kristof most popular?
Kristof reached peak popularity in 2001, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kristof is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kristof a male name?
Kristof is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kristof Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kristof Smith, Kristof Johnson, Kristof Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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