Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Christo isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 628
- 628 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 790 as a first name in 2020; 909 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christo’s family of names
Christo has a related form in Christian. In Greek usage, Christo is a transliteration of Χρήστο. In Greek usage, Christo as a surname is a transliteration of Χρίστο.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christo
- Christo ProykovBulgarian bishopborn 1946
- Christo JivkovBulgarian actor (1975-2023)
- Christo PimpirevBulgarian geologistborn 1953
- Christo PopovFrench badminton playerborn 2002
- Christo Albertyn SmithSouth African botanist (1898-1956)
- Christo CoetzeeSouth African artist (1929-2000)
- Christo BezuidenhoutSouth African rugby union footballerborn 1970
- Hristo GandevBulgarian historian (1907-1987)
- Christo PopovBulgarian officer and Liberal Party politician (1858-1951)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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