How popular is the name Cristian?

Cristian ranks 333rd among boys' names in US records, with 91,413 births since 1942. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,064.

Is Cristian a unisex name?

No. Cristian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2006, when 3,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 83 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kristian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#333 of boy names

Pronounced K R IH1 S T Y AA1 N (ARPABET)

Cristian is a boys' name, and first appears in 1942. It has been given to 91,413 children — the 333rd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 50% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2006, when 3,670 children were given it.

Kristian is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Cristian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cristian?: Cristian ranks 333rd among boys' names in US records, with 91,413 births since 1942. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,064.
Is Cristian a unisex name?: No. Cristian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cristian most popular?: 2006, when 3,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 83 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cristian spelled?: Kristian. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.