Christo
Masculine · “Short for Christos or Christoforos”
Christo is a short form of the Greek Christos and Christoforos, and in the twentieth century it became the one-word name of an artist who wrapped a parliament in fabric. The same sound lives in the title of one of the great adventure novels.
How old is the name Christo?
Christo first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Christo alive today was born around 1978, making them about 47 years old. About 500 people named Christo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Christo most popular?
Christo peaked in 1971, reaching #1705 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Christos to Christo
The story of Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, born in Bulgaria, worked with his wife Jeanne-Claude on vast temporary artworks: in 1995 they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin in silver fabric, and in 2005 filled Central Park with saffron gates. They paid for every project themselves by selling his drawings and never accepted sponsorship. The name's sound also belongs to Montecristo, a small island off Tuscany that Alexandre Dumas sailed around in 1842; he promised to use its name in a novel, and The Count of Monte Cristo followed. Christo came into American records with Greek and Balkan families in the early twentieth century.
Meaning
Short for Christos or Christoforos, 'the anointed' or 'Christ-bearer'
Christos is Greek for 'anointed'. Christo is used as a short form in Greek, Bulgarian and other languages.
How the name formed
- Christos
- Christo
Related forms: Christos · Hristo · Cristo
Pronouncing Christo
KRIS-toh
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Christo
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 197321 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1705reached in 1971
- Change vs 2023
- −28.6%5 in 2024, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Christo in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Christos in Greek — related form
- Hristo in Bulgarian — same name
- Cristo in Italian — related form
Christos among us
people named Christo are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Christo sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, distinctive and easy to say.
- Comes with Chris as a ready everyday form.
- Linked to a famous modern artist.
- Some people will find a name so close to 'Christ' striking or uncomfortable.
- People will assume it is short for Christopher.
- It is rare outside Greek and Balkan families.
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Frequently asked
- How many Christos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Christo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Christo in 2025?
- Christo is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Christo with classmates?
- Christo will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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