The first name Hristo
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Hristo last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2019, with 8 births (#2,488).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hristo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hristo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2015, 5 boys born in the United States were named Hristo, the 12,802nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 8 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hristo
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hristo StoichkovBulgarian footballer, born 1966
- Hristo BotevBulgarian poet, journalist and revolutionary (1847–1876)
- Khristo MarkovBulgarian triple jumper, born 1965
- Hristo SmirnenskiBulgarian writer (1898–1923)
- Hristo LukovBulgarian politician and general (1887-1943)
- Christo GrozevBulgarian investigative journalist, born 1969
- Hristo ShopovBulgarian actor, born 1964
- Hristo IlievBulgarian footballer (1936-1974)
- Christo ChristovBulgarian film director and screenwriter (1926–2007)
- Hristo YanevBulgarian footballer, born 1979
- Hristo ProdanovBulgarian mountain climber (1943–1984)
- Khristo EtropolskiBulgarian fencer, born 1959
Questions
- How popular is the name Hristo?
- In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Hristo, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 2019, with 8 births.
- When was Hristo most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Hristo, its highest rank at 9,308th.