Cristo
Cristo may refer to:Cristo Foufas, British radio presenter Giovanni Di Cristo, Italian judoka Julio Sánchez Cristo, Colombian radio personality Inri Cristo,, a Brazilian self-proclaimed Messiah
Meaning & Origin of Cristo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cristo may refer to:Cristo Foufas, British radio presenter Giovanni Di Cristo, Italian judoka Julio Sánchez Cristo, Colombian radio personality Inri Cristo,, a Brazilian self-proclaimed Messiah
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The Story of Cristo
Cristo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 70 Cristos were born — ranking #1,838 that year. As of 2026, Cristo ranks #4,866 for baby boys with 20 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 1K Cristos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cristo
Cristo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cristo's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,838. Use the chart and map above to compare Cristo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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