Hristo
From Bulgarian, meaning "anointed" or "the anointed one".
Name Census estimates that about 24 living Americans carry the first name Hristo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hristo today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hristo births was 2008 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hristo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hristo. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
24
~ 1 in 14,281,431 Americans
Peak year
2008
8 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2015 SSA rank
#12,800
Tracked since 1996
Popularity
Hristo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hristo from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 13 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Hristo remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hristo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hristo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hristo
The name Hristo is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Χριστός (Christos), meaning "the anointed one" or "the Messiah". This name has its origins in ancient Greek and is directly related to the name Christ, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word Mashiach, meaning "Messiah".
The name Hristo is primarily used in Eastern Orthodox Christian communities, particularly in Bulgaria, where it is a popular name. It is the Bulgarian form of the name Christos, which is the Greek version of the name Christ. The earliest recorded use of the name Hristo in Bulgaria dates back to the 9th century, shortly after the country adopted Christianity as its official religion.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Hristo is Hristo Botev, a Bulgarian poet and revolutionary who lived from 1848 to 1876. He played a significant role in the struggle for Bulgarian independence from the Ottoman Empire and is considered a national hero in Bulgaria.
Another famous bearer of the name Hristo is Hristo Stoichkov, a Bulgarian former professional footballer who was born in 1966. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time and was a key member of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
In the realm of religion, Hristo Prodanov was a prominent Bulgarian cleric who lived from 1919 to 2008. He served as the Metropolitan Bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and was known for his efforts in promoting religious education and preserving Bulgarian cultural heritage.
Hristo Smirnenski was a Bulgarian poet and writer who lived from 1898 to 1923. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Bulgarian literature and is known for his innovative poetic style and his contributions to the development of Bulgarian modernist literature.
Lastly, Hristo Ivanov is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician who was born in 1975. He served as the Minister of Justice in Bulgaria from 2014 to 2017 and is known for his efforts in promoting judicial reform and fighting corruption.
People
Hristo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hristo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hristo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hristo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 24 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hristo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 US residents.
Is Hristo a common name?
We classify Hristo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hristo most popular?
The single biggest year for Hristo was 2008, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hristo is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Hristo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hristo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.