Krzysztof
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KSHISH-tof
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Krzysztof is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearer of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Krzysztof mean?
Greek: Polish form of Christopher
“bearer of Christ”
Bearers include the film director Krzysztof Kieślowski and the composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Is Krzysztof a girl's or a boy's name?
Krzysztof is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Krzysztof in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Krzysztof, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 48 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Krzysztof than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Krzysztof in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Krzysztof in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 37 | #907 |
| 2017 | 39 | #889 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 40 | #850 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 48 | #717 |
| 2009 | 44 | #747 |
| 2008 | 41 | #780 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Krzysztof in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Krzysztof, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Krzysztof in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krzysztof in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Nicknames for Krzysztof
- Krzyś
- Krzysiek
Names like Krzysztof
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kai, Koa, Yusuf, Luca, Lucas, Nico, Syed, Caleb, Filip, Noah, Neo, Logan
Names related to Krzysztof
More Greek names
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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, “Krzysztof: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/krzysztof, updated 20 October 2026.