babyNamedChrist
“anointed, messiah”
Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,371st
- births in 2023–2025
- 80
- babies born in France
- 1 in 22,727
- −1.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Christ
Christ means “anointed, messiah” and is of Greek origin.
Popularity of Christ in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Christ has been stable (−1.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Christ every 114 schools.
Christ in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 57,128+4.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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