Cristobal Boy

How popular is Cristobal?

#1,609 boy name in 2025

105 baby boys were named Cristobal in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name.

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7,244living people named Cristobal (est.)
25median age of people named Cristobal
8,001babies named Cristobal since 1880
1 in 31,575US babies born in 2025

Cristobal popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,609 for boys (▼ 128 from 2024)
Babies in 2025105 boys
10-year trendFalling (-36% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,148 in 2015, #1,499 in 2020
Peak year2001 (249 boys)
Highest rank#707 in 2001
First recorded1908
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Cristobal is most popular

Babies named Cristobal per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (162 boys)
  2. Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 boys)
  3. California: 0.2 per 1,000 (147 boys)
  4. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (61 boys)
  5. Nevada: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)

Cristobal by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1900s8#1,021
1910s63#1,781
1920s168#1,451
1930s150#1,465
1940s152#1,629
1950s235#1,279
1960s341#1,064
1970s649#952
1980s901#871
1990s1,349#903
2000s1,858#707
2010s1,385#1,148
2020s731#1,378

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Questions

Is Cristobal a boy or girl name?
Cristobal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cristobal were boys.
How popular is the name Cristobal?
105 baby boys were named Cristobal in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name.
When was Cristobal most popular?
Cristobal peaked in 2001, when 249 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #707 in 2001.
How many people are named Cristobal?
8,001 babies have been named Cristobal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,244 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
Where is Cristobal most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Cristobal was most common in Texas, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.