Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kriston 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kriston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,266
- 546 boys · 720 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,427 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,427 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,016 as a first name in 2020; 303 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.
Kriston’s family of names
In Greek usage, Kriston as a surname is a transliteration of Κρίστον.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kriston, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kristofer
“a follower of Christ”
>99% boys
Clinton
“from the town on the hill”
>99% boys
Kristopher
“a follower of Christ”
>99% boys
Brenton
“from the hill”
>99% boys
Christos
“a dedicated and faithful woman”
>99% boys
Rustin
“from the red-haired man's estate”
>99% boys
Clifton
“cliff”
>99% boys
Jamieson
“the son of James”
>99% boys