Crist

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning follower of Christ or variant of Crispin.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Crist by the numbers

Crist was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 1963, making it a 1960s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Crist. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Christanointed one32 in the US (2017)
  • Cristothe christ; from christus26 in the US (2017)
  • Crisbearing christ; short form of Cristopher or Cristina22 in the US (2017)
  • Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)
  • Crisscurly-haired; a form of Crispin8 in the US (2017)
  • Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean Christ

Like Crist, 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)
  • Kristianfollower of Christ; form of Christian383 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Crist

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