Cristiano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kris-tee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,287 for boys
Cristiano is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,287th for boys in the US (152 babies).
What does Cristiano mean?
Greek: Italian and Portuguese form of Christian
“follower of Christ”
The Italian and Portuguese form of Christian, widely known through the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Is Cristiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristiano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 152 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cristiano in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Cristiano, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cristiano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Cristiano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Cristiano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,287th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 152 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 152 boys in the US were named Cristiano, making it the 1,287th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,077th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 267 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had fewer boys named Cristiano than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Cristiano in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 boys in the US were given Cristiano or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,081, up from #1,287 for this spelling alone.
- Cristiano 152
- Christiano 19
Cristiano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | #1,287 |
| 2024 | 188 | #1,129 |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,144 |
| 2022 | 213 | #1,037 |
| 2021 | 176 | #1,143 |
| 2020 | 185 | #1,077 |
| 2019 | 204 | #1,018 |
| 2018 | 224 | #936 |
| 2017 | 255 | #854 |
| 2016 | 264 | #849 |
| 2015 | 267 | #841 |
| 2014 | 247 | #877 |
| 2013 | 209 | #955 |
| 2012 | 186 | #1,037 |
| 2011 | 201 | #979 |
| 2010 | 189 | #1,023 |
| 2009 | 138 | #1,272 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,408 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,830 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Cristiano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Nico, Enzo, Theo, Arlo, Sebastian, Leonardo, Santiago, Milo, Cooper, Matteo, Lucas
Other spellings of Cristiano
Names related to Cristiano
Christian, Kristian, Cristian, Christiaan, Christan, Cristhian, Christin, Christain
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
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, “Cristiano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristiano, updated 20 October 2026.