Christos is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Christos in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Christos
Christos has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 521 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #850 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Christos is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Christos
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Christos per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Christos in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Christos has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 521 places in the last five years. Its peak was #850 in 1998. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Christos is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Christos include: Christos Tzolis — Christos Tzolis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Greece national team.; Christos Mouzakitis — Christos Mouzakitis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team.; Christos Zafeiris — Christos Zafeiris is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club PAOK and the Greece national team..
Christos does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Christoss in the wild.
12
UK babies named Christos (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 521 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Christos
Likely around 1 other Christos in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Christos
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Christos Mandas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Bournemouth, on loan from Serie A club Lazio, and the Greece national team.
Christos Papageorgiou served as the Secretary General of the International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts, and now serves as honorary President. In 2016, Papageorgiou was awarded the 353rd Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Christos Charilaos Papadimitriou is a Greek-American theoretical computer scientist and the Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University.