Cristobal
Meaning
“Spanish form of Christopher, Greek for 'bearing Christ'”
Cristobal's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Christophoros "bearing Christ", the medieval traveler's saint
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cristobal peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
130 people · the #34,267 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 42
Among people named Cristobal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cristobal
Most people given the name Cristobal in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cristobal deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cristobal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cristobal fits with your family’s names and surname.
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