Boy name Greek origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Christos

KHREES-tos · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
anointed one
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · classical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4081
2024 births26
Peak year1979
First appeared1915
Total US births2,857
1979 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ChrisChristakis
Alternate spellings
Cristos
In other languages
Christos (English)Cristo (Spanish)Cristo (Portuguese)

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Notable people named Christos

Christos Stylianides (politician)
Christos Volikakis (cyclist)