Hristo
Hristo, also transliterated Christo or Khristo, is a Bulgarian masculine given name, ultimately derived from "Christ".
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Hristo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hristo, also transliterated Christo or Khristo, is a Bulgarian masculine given name, ultimately derived from "Christ".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
The Story of Hristo
American parents first put Hristo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1996, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 8 Hristos were born — ranking #9,019 that year. About 54% of every Hristo on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Hristo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hristo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hristo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hristo
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About the name Hristo
Hristo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Hristo's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #9,019. Use the chart and map above to compare Hristo'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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