Cristoval
Cristoval is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 528, in an area of 5.56 km2.
Meaning & Origin of Cristoval
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cristoval is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 528, in an area of 5.56 km2.
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The Story of Cristoval
Cristoval first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 22 Cristovals were born — ranking #3,721 that year. As of 2026, Cristoval ranks #12,015 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 437 Cristovals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cristoval
Cristoval is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 437 births in the dataset. Cristoval's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,721. Use the chart and map above to compare Cristoval'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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