Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kristol 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristol through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 255
- 0 boys · 255 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 25 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 girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 250 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kristol’s family of names
In Breton usage, Kristol has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cristóbal. In Breton usage, Kristol has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Crístofer. In Breton usage, Kristol has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christopher.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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