Meaning and history
Cristóbal is the Spanish form of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros, meaning “bearer of Christ.” The name spread through the medieval legend of Saint Christopher. Explorer Christopher Columbus is known in Spanish as Cristóbal Colón, and artist Cristóbal Balenciaga is another famous bearer.
20062006: 183 births, rank #1,003
2007: 215 births, rank #919
2008: 160 births, rank #1,137
2009: 181 births, rank #1,049
2010: 147 births, rank #1,209
20112011: 151 births, rank #1,173
2012: 152 births, rank #1,188
2013: 135 births, rank #1,285
2014: 143 births, rank #1,252
2015: 164 births, rank #1,148
20162016: 145 births, rank #1,261
2017: 102 births, rank #1,582
2018: 127 births, rank #1,385
2019: 119 births, rank #1,459
2020: 113 births, rank #1,499
20212021: 133 births, rank #1,378
2022: 125 births, rank #1,447
2023: 133 births, rank #1,390
2024: 122 births, rank #1,481
20252025: 105 births, rank #1,609
Cristóbal rose from #988 to #919 for boys between 2005 and 2007. Its highest annual birth count came in 2001, with 249 births.