Christo

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Hristo in DE Germany, ES Spain, HR Croatia and 5 more, Христо in BG Bulgaria, MK North Macedonia, TR Türkiye, Риста in RU Russia and Ріста in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Christo is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name3.8K records spelled Christo6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, South Africa, Belgium

  Also written Christo', Christö, Chrísto, Christô

• German given name3.7K records spelled Christo5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom

  Also written Christó, Christō, Christõ, Chrīstõ

• Greek given name1.5K records spelled Christo118 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Cyprus, Greece, Germany

  Languages: Greek, English, German

  Also written Christos, Χριστος, Χρήστος, Hristos, Kristos

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Christo is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Portuguese, Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Cristo.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, dative/ablative singular of christus

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, archaic spelling of Cristo

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 71 years between 1913–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Hristo Botevb. 1847BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian poet, journalist and revolutionary (1847–1876)
• Hristo Lukovb. 1888BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian politician and general (1887-1943)
• Hristo Smirnenskib. 1898BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian writer (1898–1923)
• Hristo Shopovb. 1964BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian actor
• Khristo Markovb. 1965BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian triple jumper
• Hristo Stoitchkovb. 1966BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian footballer (born 1966)
• Christo Grozevb. 1969BGBulgarian investigative journalist
• Hristo Ivanovb. 1974BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian politician and jurist
• Christo Schiwkowb. 1975BGBulgarian actor (1975-2023)
• Christo Popovb. 2002BGFrench badminton player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 203 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Christo?

We estimate roughly 62 thousand people bear Christo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Christo have the most bearers?

We estimate about 58 thousand people bear Christo in Bulgaria, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled христо.

Where is Christo most common?

Christo is densest in Bulgaria, where the national register counts about 1 in 121 people carrying it.

How common is Christo compared with other names?

In Bulgaria, Christo is the 8th most common given name of 20,382 given names recorded there.

Is Christo a male or female name?

Christo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Christo mean?

Recorded meaning: Bulgarian artist