Given name & surname
Kristo
“one who bears Christ inside”
Kristo has a related form in Risto. In Finnish use, Risto carries the interpretation “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristo has a related form in Risto. In Finnish use, Risto carries the interpretation “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristo is a form of Kristián. Kristián comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Kristo is a short form of Christopher. In Estonian usage, Kristo is a short form of Christian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 223 as a first name in 2020; 332 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.
Kristo’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Kristo is a short form of Christopher. Kristo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Christian. In Estonian usage, Kristo is a short form of Christian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristo has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kristo
- Kristo TohverEstonian football referee and sportsperson (born 1981)
- Kristo FloqiAlbanian patriot, playwright, politician, and lawyer1873–1951
- Kristo HussarEstonian association football player (born 2002)
- Kristo KolloEstonian volleyball player (born 1990)
- Kristo SaageEstonian basketball player (born 1985)
- Kristo SiimerEstonian biathlete (born 1999)
- Kristo MeksiAlbanian politician of the early 20th century1849–1931
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