Mostly boys · peaked in 1997
Kristian name popularity since 1925
27,634 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kristian (24.7% girls, 75.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Kristian is about 28 years old in 2026. Kristian peaked in 1997 as the #389 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,634
- Named Kristian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,149 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 75.3% boys
- 6,820 girls · 20,814 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Kristian 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.
Kristian births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Kristian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1975 and 1980, Kristian's share of baby boys fell by 53%, from 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 12,100.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, it became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby boys to 1 in 4,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kristian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kristian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kristian 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 | 24 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 5 | 141 | #3,709 |
| 1960s | 185 | 555 | #1,197 |
| 1970s | 508 | 2,363 | #486 |
| 1980s | 2,005 | 1,717 | #649 |
| 1990s | 2,656 | 5,194 | #397 |
| 2000s | 950 | 5,596 | #446 |
| 2010s | 407 | 3,867 | #677 |
| 2020–25 | 104 | 1,357 | #1,149 |
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
37.8% of babies named Kristian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kristian is most popular
The index compares Kristian'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 Kristian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.00× | 1,616 |
| Texas | 1.66× | 2,908 |
| Louisiana | 1.60× | 644 |
| Georgia | 1.43× | 887 |
| California | 1.36× | 3,215 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kristian 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kristian (this page) | 20,814 | 1997 |
| Cristian | 69,925 | 1996 |
| Khristian | 2,801 | 2013 |
| Krystian | 1,633 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kristian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kristian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kristian (1997).
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