Christo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-toh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Christo is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “anointed one”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Christo mean?
Greek: form of Greek Christos
“anointed one”
A form of Greek Christos, 'anointed'; Christo was the Bulgarian-born artist known for wrapping buildings and landscapes.
Is Christo a girl's or a boy's name?
Christo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Christo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Christo, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Christo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Christo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Christo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Christo in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
Names like Christo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hugo Theo Nico Lucas Milo Leo Charlie Arlo Caleb Enzo Cosmo Isaac
Names related to Christo
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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, “Christo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christo, updated 20 October 2026.