Krikor
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Krikor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Krikor
The earliest SSA record of Krikor as a baby boy name dates back to 1922, when 6 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Krikor — #4,139 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Krikors. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 54 Krikors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Krikor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Krikor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Krikor
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- Corrector
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- Cracker
- Crocker
- Craker
- Croaker
- Cricketer
- Croker
- Crooker
- Kraker
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About the name Krikor
Krikor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Krikor's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #4,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Krikor'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.