Boys' name · peaked in 1996
Cristian name popularity since 1925
71,051 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cristian (1.6% girls, 98.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Cristian is about 22 years old in 2026. Cristian peaked in 1996 as the #130 name for boys, and it ranked #362 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 71,051
- Named Cristian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #362
- for boys in 2025 (906 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% boys
- 1,126 girls · 69,925 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Cristian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cristian births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Cristian peaked in 1996.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Cristian became 7.1× more common, from 1 in 7,810 baby boys to 1 in 1,100.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 827 to 1 in 1,430.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cristian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cristian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cristian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 72 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 34 | 509 | #1,149 |
| 1980s | 252 | 1,950 | #646 |
| 1990s | 570 | 19,529 | #127 |
| 2000s | 212 | 27,188 | #142 |
| 2010s | 53 | 14,634 | #271 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 6,043 | #362 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
57.0% of babies named Cristian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Cristian is most popular
The index compares Cristian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cristian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.59× | 900 |
| California | 2.67× | 19,859 |
| Arizona | 2.47× | 2,244 |
| Texas | 2.31× | 12,703 |
| Florida | 1.47× | 3,730 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cristian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian (this page) | 69,925 | 1996 |
| Christian | 450,962 | 1996 |
| Kristian | 20,814 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cristian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cristian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cristian (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data