Christiano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kris-tee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Christiano is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Christiano mean?
Greek: spelling of Cristiano; Italian and Portuguese form of Christian
“follower of Christ”
The Italian and Portuguese form of Christian, widely known through the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Meaning borrowed from Cristiano.
Is Christiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Christiano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christiano in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Christiano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christiano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
How popular is Christiano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Christiano, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer boys named Christiano than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Christiano in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 boys in the US were given Christiano or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,081, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
- Cristiano 152
- Christiano 19
Christiano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,385 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
Names like Christiano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Enzo, Sebastian, Nico, Theo, Leonardo, Luca, Arlo, Lucas, Cooper, Milo, Matteo, Alexander
Other spellings of Christiano
Names related to Christiano
Christian, Cristian, Christiaan, Christan, Khristian, Cristhian, Christen, Christon, Christin
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena, Atlas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Christiano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christiano, updated 20 October 2026.