Christian

Given to 473,843 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −28% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#4878
recorded as girls
#96
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
3,668
girls 27 · boys 3,641
Peak year
1996
15,824 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
473,843
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Christian was most popular in 1996, when 15,824 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,641 babies were named Christian, ranking #96 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1996 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Christian was most popular in 1996, when 15,824 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,641 babies were named Christian, ranking #96 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1996

Christian was most popular in 1996, when 15,824 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,641 babies were named Christian, ranking #96 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 28%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 27 4878 3,641 96
2024 32 4387 4,272 77
2023 39 3833 4,158 77
2022 50 3220 4,486 73
2021 48 3297 4,636 71
2020 48 3221 5,104 62
2019 72 2451 5,781 57
2018 83 2217 6,582 54
2017 91 2108 7,025 52
2016 104 1929 7,674 46
2015 125 1695 8,220 43
2014 134 1602 8,480 42
2013 135 1587 9,352 35
2012 141 1552 9,640 33
2011 167 1372 10,334 30
2010 157 1443 11,110 29
2009 188 1288 12,657 23
2008 197 1265 13,069 23
2007 217 1172 14,063 22
2006 240 1063 14,487 21
2005 219 1085 14,210 22
2004 304 822 13,926 24
2003 299 822 13,908 25
2002 310 773 14,597 24
2001 400 625 15,457 24
2000 452 577 16,059 22
1999 479 529 14,783 25
1998 528 483 14,522 26
1997 623 421 15,059 25
1996 720 374 15,824 24
1995 738 356 13,813 28
1994 769 346 11,987 35
1993 876 305 11,891 35
1992 987 280 11,953 35
1991 936 297 9,447 48
1990 863 316 6,786 60
1989 764 330 4,625 78
1988 611 393 3,937 86
1987 583 393 3,324 90
1986 547 406 3,214 89
1985 538 414 2,915 101
1984 457 454 2,726 104
1983 364 522 2,419 112
1982 439 475 2,576 114
1981 416 491 2,235 121
1980 358 528 2,318 118
1979 218 744 2,262 120
1978 173 855 2,208 116
1977 159 891 2,294 116
1976 171 811 2,268 112
1975 197 738 2,463 103
1974 257 607 2,490 103
1973 222 670 2,693 97
1972 199 718 2,962 96
1971 210 722 2,639 122
1970 195 755 2,623 127
1969 148 854 2,194 140
1968 113 978 1,780 151
1967 104 1002 1,320 186
1966 107 988 888 237
1965 36 1914 730 275
1964 32 2109 711 294
1963 43 1754 672 299
1962 14 3438 650 305
1961 19 2839 606 319
1960 18 2904 662 301
1959 23 2395 581 323
1958 17 2862 427 377
1957 11 3696 327 427
1956 13 3321 389 382
1955 10 3778 350 385
1954 16 2779 352 379
1953 18 2516 338 373
1952 23 2126 319 385
1951 15 2694 272 414
1950 9 3662 268 412
1949 13 2850 218 453
1948 9 3593 202 468
1947 14 2769 187 492
1946 8 3665 182 477
1945 5 4556 141 503
1944 5 4574 135 524
1943 <5 — 135 542
1942 12 2666 108 606
1941 7 3559 122 532
1940 <5 — 99 597
1939 <5 — 94 601
1938 8 3181 99 590
1937 <5 — 85 637
1936 5 4181 91 611
1935 <5 — 71 725
1934 <5 — 92 623
1933 <5 — 77 668
1932 <5 — 86 657
1931 7 3497 87 633
1930 <5 — 94 632
1929 6 4053 93 633
1928 6 4195 114 578
1927 6 4286 112 584
1926 6 4306 113 585
1925 <5 — 105 612
1924 6 4434 125 568
1923 5 4967 116 582
1922 12 2780 160 489
1921 12 2762 132 543
1920 7 3957 143 507
1919 <5 — 125 531
1918 <5 — 155 474
1917 8 3344 149 466
1916 5 4417 154 452
1915 7 3434 151 445
1914 5 3618 122 437
1913 <5 — 91 451
1912 <5 — 91 404
1911 5 2463 41 457
1910 <5 — 40 430
1909 <5 — 29 473
1908 <5 — 29 452
1907 <5 — 32 396
1906 <5 — 33 363
1905 <5 — 26 421
1904 <5 — 30 368
1903 <5 — 36 312
1902 <5 — 33 337
1901 <5 — 38 277
1900 <5 — 35 375
1899 <5 — 42 257
1898 5 1700 30 350
1897 <5 — 39 288
1896 <5 — 36 312
1895 <5 — 53 245
1894 <5 — 40 278
1893 <5 — 39 279
1892 <5 — 42 279
1891 <5 — 34 277
1890 5 1338 49 237
1889 6 1147 51 226
1888 <5 — 51 243
1887 <5 — 47 230
1886 5 1108 33 298
1885 <5 — 55 217
1884 <5 — 54 231
1883 <5 — 50 215
1882 <5 — 49 238
1881 <5 — 53 208
1880 <5 — 43 252

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Other spellings

Christiane · 2,263 Christianne · 1,433 Christion · 1,213 Christiaan · 886 Chrystian · 851 Christiann · 308 Christyan · 303

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Where Christian is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 4% · boys 96% across all years