Cristiano

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cristiano: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Cristiano: Recorded since 1996, it reached #541 in 2016, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

2registrars recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
30years from first to last
#541highest recorded position
10groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1997	#2859
2000	#3036
2002	#2636
2003	#2857
2004	#1110
2005	#1299
2006	#1168
2007	#799
2008	#1343
2009	#1358
2010	#1144
2011	#1447
2012	#1669
2013	#1706
2014	#1421
2015	#1380
2016	#1627
2017	#1247
2018	#1382
2019	#1986
2020	#1825
2021	#2730
2022	#1879
2023	#1799
2024	#2088

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2088 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #541 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2008–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cristiano appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 26 years beginning in 1996, and has registered 356 births with the name.

Cristiano across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Cristiano's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#2357 (1996)	#799 (2007)	#2088 (2024)	26 of 29	356 (1996–2024)	33 (2007)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#698 (2008)	#541 (2016)	#829 (2025)	5 of 18	17 (2008–2025)	5 (2016)

Cristiano by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Cristiano in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	128	9 of 10	14
2010sbusiest	166	10 of 10	17
2020s	55	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 17 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Cristiano appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #541 in Republic of Ireland in 2016.

Cristiano's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2088	11	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1799	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1879	12	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2730	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1825	12	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1986	11	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1382	18	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1247	21	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1380	18	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1421	17	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1706	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1669	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1358	17	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1343	17	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#799	33	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1168	18	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1299	15	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1110	17	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1996 and 2025, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #541, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 33 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2008, and 12 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Cristina · #260, 62y
Croia · #26, 14y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Avleen · #541, 22y
Deniz · #541, 30y
Husna · #541, 29y
Kendrick · #541, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Andie · #541, 30y
Deniz · #541, 30y
Giovanna · #541, 29y
Husna · #541, 29y

Cristiano was ranked #541 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2016. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Cristiano and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Cristiano without appearing here.

Cristiano moved ahead of

Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2730 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1799 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2088 and #5119.
Harald Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2859 and #2859 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1168 and #4052.
Jade Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2857 and #2470 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1110 and #3651.

Moved ahead of Cristiano

Rune Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1825 and #2228 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #2730 and #2125.
Theodor Compare
In 2011 they stood at #1447 and #1522 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #1669 and #1086.
Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1879 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1799 and #1363.
Hudson Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1110 and #1160 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1299 and #982.

Moved the opposite way to Cristiano

Rune Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cristiano went from #1110 to #2088 while Rune went from #3651 to #1460.
Kim Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Cristiano went from #2357 to #1380 while Kim went from #1168 to #4747.
Tayla Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Cristiano went from #2357 to #1380 while Tayla went from #1458 to #4747.
Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Cristiano went from #1168 to #2088 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #541 in Republic of Ireland in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Cristiano

Cristiano at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Cristiano across 2 official records

Cristiano by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Cristiano appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Cristiano and the names beside it

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Cristiano at a glance

Cristiano across 2 official records

Cristiano by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Cristiano appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Cristiano

Cristiano and the names beside it

Cristiano moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Cristiano

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