Given name & surname
Christos
“a dedicated and faithful woman”
Christos is a variant of Cristos. One Greek interpretation is “a dedicated and faithful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christos is a variant of Cristos. One Greek interpretation is “a dedicated and faithful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christos is a variant of Cristos. An origin associated with Cristos is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,890
- 2,890 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,459 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,459 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 1979. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,595 as a first name in 2020; 341 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.
Christos’s family of names
Christos has a related form in Christian. Christos has a related form in Cristos. In Greek usage, Christos as a surname is a transliteration of Χρηστός.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christos
- Christos SartzetakisPresident of Greece from 1985 to 1990 and attorney (1929–2022)
- Christos TzolisGreek footballer (born 2002)
- Christos TsiolkasAustralian writerborn 1965
- Christos MouzakitisGreek footballerborn 2006
- Christos GraviusSwedish association football playerborn 1997
- Christos GageGreek-American writer and screenwriterborn 1971
- Christos GiagosUnited States mixed martial artistborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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