Is Cristo a boy or girl name?

Cristo is a boy’s name. Of the 1,239 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cristo

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Cristo was most popular in 2005, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,254 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,239 people named Cristo.

Cristo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cristo’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cristo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cristo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,239 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cristo

Where Cristo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org