Christos is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “anointed.” In 2024 it was given to 26 boys in the United States.
Christos belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “anointed” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Christos first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1090 in 1979, and in 2024 26 babies received the name — 2,857 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Christos means “anointed” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Christos is a boy name. In 2024, 26 babies received the name in the US.
Christos comes from the Greek tradition.
Christos first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #1090 in 1979, and 26 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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