Risto
Male#2039 most common in Croatia53 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Anointed, of Christ
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Risto
Slavic short form of Hristofor/Hristo, linked to Christ (Greek Christos, 'anointed').
Popularity with newborns
Risto has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
53 people in Croatia are called Risto, according to the 2021 census. That is #2039 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Risto is recorded in 1 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Grad Zagreb
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.