UK boy's name
Kristers
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kristers is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Kristers popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 13 births.
This profile covers 81 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2008 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 81 living people in the UK are called Kristers. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kristers ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 13 boys were registered as Kristers.
- • About 81 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kristers as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
2020
Births in 2020
4
Latest year
Peak year
2012
13 births
Estimated living
81
2026
Popularity
Kristers over time
The chart below shows babies named Kristers registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kristers, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kristers by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kristers was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3848 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3060 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2998 | 11 | 2 |
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- Kieron 4,547
- Kacper 4,366
- Kye 4,012
- Kit 3,529
FAQ
Kristers: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kristers in the UK right now?
In 2020, Kristers was ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Kristers most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 13 babies registered as Kristers in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kristers in the UK?
A total of 81 babies have been registered as Kristers across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.