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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hristo with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Hristo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 526 people with the first name Hristo, which placed it at #19,885 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,885
National first-name rank
People counted
526
526 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
92.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hristo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hristo is White at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hristo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hristo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White92.2% · 485
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 35
- Black or African American0.8% · 4
- Two or more races0.4% · 2
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.
How common was Hristo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 526 people with the name Hristo, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,885 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hristo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hristo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hristo appears almost entirely male. Of the 531 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hristo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hristo is White at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.7%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hristo most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Hristo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.2% (485 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hristo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Hristo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hristo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hristo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Hristo?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Hristo at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.