Christoffer comes from the Danish / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish tradition, meaning Christ-bearer, follower of Christ..
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How popular is Christoffer?
1990peak year
Today, Christoffer is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12472), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1990, 37 babies were given the name (ranked #2016 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 728 babies have been registered as Christoffer since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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