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Cristobal

/ˈkɹɪstəbəl/ · 100% boys · 105 born in 2025

Cristobal has been given to about 8,001 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪstəbəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,166
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cristobal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 249
  • Born in 2025105
  • All time8,001

How popular is Cristobal?

Its best year was 2001, when 249 babies were given the name, ranking 708th. The typical living American called Cristobal is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Cristobal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cristian0.60
  2. Cristofer0.60
  3. Cristopher0.59
  4. Kristian0.58
  5. Kristopher0.57
  6. Kristofer0.58
  7. Royal0.53
  8. Isreal0.53

Middle names for Cristobal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cristobal John0.79
  2. Cristobal Dean0.78
  3. Cristobal Bryce0.78
  4. Cristobal Ross0.78
  5. Cristobal Quinn0.78
  6. Cristobal Jude0.78

Sibling names for Cristobal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.95
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.95
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.95
  4. Ilianasister · 0.95
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.94
  6. Palomasister · 0.94

Where Cristobal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Texas0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cristobal White0.74
  2. Cristobal Reyes0.74
  3. Cristobal Nguyen0.74
  4. Cristobal Moore0.74
  5. Cristobal Hill0.74
  6. Cristobal Green0.74

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 Cristobal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cristobal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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