Cristobal
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning bearing christ; spanish form of Christopher.
Babies a year
102
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cristobal by the numbers
Cristobal was given to 102 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 249 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Christopher
Like Cristobal, 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)
- 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)
- Khristopherbearer of Christ; variant spelling of Christopher25 in the US (2017)
- Kristoffbearer of Christ; a form of Christopher24 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cristobal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean Christ
Like Cristobal, 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)
- Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
- Kristianfollower of Christ; form of Christian383 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cristobal
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