Christo
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning bearing christ; a form of Christopher.
Christo by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Christo. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Christopher
Like Christo, each of these traces back to Christopher: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kitdiminutive of Christopher or Katherine413 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kristopherbearer of christ; a form of Christopher370 in the US (2017)
- Cristopherbearer of christ; a form of Christopher171 in the US (2017)
- Cristobalbearing christ; spanish form of Christopher102 in the US (2017)
- Cristoferbearer of christ; variant of Christopher81 in the US (2017)
- Kristoferbearer of christ; variant of Christopher52 in the US (2017)
- Christiea diminutive of Christine or Christopher meaning anointed one or christ-bearer34 in the US (2017)
- Christofera respelling of Christopher meaning christ-bearer or anointed one34 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Christo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean Christ
Like Christo, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christopherbearer of Christ8,255 in the US (2017)
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Cristianfollower of christ; christian1,181 in the US (2017)
- Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Christo
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