Christer is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “follower of Christ.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Christer belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “follower of Christ” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Christer first appears in Social Security records in 1957. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4083 in 1957, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 5 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Christer means “follower of Christ” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Christer is a boy name.
Christer comes from the Greek tradition.
Christer first appears in US records in 1957. Its best-ever ranking was #4083 in 1957, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Christer is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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