Christian
Pronounced K R IH1 S CH AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2000
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 3 spellings
How popular is Christian?
Christian is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 476,276 children — the 75th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 16,572 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Christien, Kristien and Cristien — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Christian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Christien
- Kristien
- Cristien
Characteristics
- Biblical (Other)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K R IH1 S CH AH0 N · K R IH1 S CH IH0 N · K R IH1 S T Y EH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Christian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Christian
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Christian?
- Christian ranks 75th among boys' names in US records, with 476,276 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 58,302.
- Is Christian a unisex name?
- No. Christian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Christian most popular?
- 2000, when 16,572 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Christian spelled?
- Christien, Kristien, Cristien. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.