boy's name
Cristiano
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,269
Canada
#940
2024 births
Cristiano is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 267 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 21,812 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Cristiano over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 474 |
| 2010s | 2,246 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,097 |
How popular is Cristiano?
In 2025, Cristiano was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cristiano is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cristiano
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cristiano also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cristiano over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Cristiano in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Afrikaans
- Christiaan
- Dutch
- Cris Christiaan
- Estonian
- Kristjan
- Portuguese
- Cris
- Spanish
- Cris
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Christiano Cristino Kristiano
Sibling names for Cristiano
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cristiano — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cristiano
How popular is the name Cristiano?
In 2025, Cristiano was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cristiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristiano is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cristiano?
Cristiano has 4 syllables.
When was Cristiano most popular?
Cristiano peaked in 2015, when 267 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cristiano a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cristiano currently ranks #940 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.