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Crist

/ˈkɹɪst/ · 100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Crist has been given to about 866 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪst/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 663
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Crist per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2000 · 16
  • Born in 202513
  • All time866

How popular is Crist?

Its best year was 2000, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 4621st. The typical living American called Crist is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Crist

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Christ0.78
  2. Cris0.75
  3. Kris0.71
  4. Krish0.71
  5. Clint0.64
  6. Kit0.60
  7. Cristian0.52
  8. Kristian0.49

Middle names for Crist

Ranked by flow score
  1. Crist James0.74
  2. Crist Miles0.70
  3. Crist Wilder0.69
  4. Crist Thomas0.64
  5. Crist Cole0.59
  6. Crist Paul0.55

Sibling names for Crist

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.80
  2. Santosbrother · 0.80
  3. Georginasister · 0.80
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.79
  5. Rheasister · 0.73
  6. Merritteither · 0.73

Where Crist is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Crist Evans0.73
    2. Crist Edwards0.73
    3. Crist Anderson0.73
    4. Crist Allen0.73
    5. Crist Adams0.73
    6. Crist Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Crist

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.