Kristoffer
Kristoffer is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Sweden, Denmark
- US records 1880–2017
- 3,846 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kristoffer
If you do not know Kristoffer’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kristoffer,” in English, “Guten Tag Kristoffer,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kristoffer,
German
Guten Tag Kristoffer,
French
Bonjour Kristoffer,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kristoffer:
Chinese
Kristoffer您好：
Japanese
Kristoffer様
English
Hi Kristoffer,
German
Hi Kristoffer,
French
Salut Kristoffer,
Spanish
Hola Kristoffer,
Chinese
Kristoffer你好：
Japanese
Kristofferさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name |
| Denmark | rare | man's name |
| Norway | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
3,846 male · 0 female · 3,846 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kristoffer a male or female name?
Kristoffer is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kristoffer in an email?
If you do not know Kristoffer’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kristoffer,” in English, “Guten Tag Kristoffer,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kristoffer a unisex name?
Kristoffer is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kristoffer a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kristoffer. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kristoffer,
title = {Is Kristoffer a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kristoffer},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}