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Cristiano
OriginItalian and Portuguese variation of Christian
Meaning"anointed one or follower of Christ"
GenderBoy
About Cristiano
Variation of the popular religious name, boosted by megastar Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
As of October 2026, Cristiano ranked #1288 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #841 in 2015.
Editor's take: The name Cristiano is a boy's name of Spanish origin.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #877 | 247 | 128.6 |
| 2015 | #841 | 267 | 139.3 |
| 2016 | #849 | 264 | 139.1 |
| 2017 | #856 | 255 | 137.8 |
| 2018 | #936 | 224 | 123.3 |
| 2019 | #1,018 | 204 | 113.7 |
| 2020 | #1,077 | 185 | 107.2 |
| 2021 | #1,148 | 175 | 100 |
| 2022 | #1,037 | 213 | 122 |
| 2023 | #1,143 | 183 | 107 |
| 2024 | #1,125 | 188 | 109.1 |
| 2025 | #1,288 | 152 | 89 |
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- Cristiano Ronaldo (dos Santos Aveiro)
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- Cristiano Lucarelli
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- Cristiano Monteiro da Matta
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- Cristiano Doni
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- Cristiano Caratti
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- Cristiano Zanetti
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- Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro
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- Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Jr (b. 2010)
son of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, older half,brother of twins Mateo and Eva, and half,sister Alana
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