Christ
Boy · KRYST · Greek
Christ is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “anointed one”. In 2025 it ranked 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Christ mean?
Greek: from Greek christos; sometimes a short form of Christopher
“anointed one”
From Greek christos, 'anointed', a translation of the Hebrew word messiah.
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- KRYST
Is Christ a girl's or a boy's name?
Christ is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christ in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 boys.
Christ in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Christ in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Christ, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1923, with 69 boys.
2025 had more boys named Christ than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Christ in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christ in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,363 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,294 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,310 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,367 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,359 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,531 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,360 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,330 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,682 |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,614 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,461 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,486 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,448 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,535 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,381 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,485 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,471 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,275 |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,119 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1935 | 41 | #992 |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,092 |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,456 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,254 |
| 1931 | 46 | #974 |
| 1930 | 51 | #944 |
| 1929 | 49 | #960 |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 |
| 1927 | 55 | #924 |
| 1926 | 49 | #980 |
| 1925 | 65 | #822 |
| 1924 | 56 | #937 |
| 1923 | 69 | #803 |
| 1922 | 61 | #882 |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,045 |
| 1920 | 48 | #987 |
| 1919 | 51 | #938 |
| 1918 | 58 | #869 |
| 1917 | 61 | #804 |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,013 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 26 | #969 |
| 1912 | 23 | #935 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 13 | #610 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 17 | #491 |
| 1894 | 24 | #376 |
| 1893 | 14 | #509 |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 |
| 1891 | 19 | #397 |
| 1890 | 20 | #405 |
| 1889 | 20 | #405 |
| 1888 | 17 | #464 |
| 1887 | 14 | #461 |
| 1886 | 16 | #451 |
| 1885 | 23 | #364 |
| 1884 | 15 | #488 |
| 1883 | 17 | #433 |
| 1882 | 23 | #370 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 15 | #465 |
Nicknames for Christ
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Christ
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