Christian

#4,878 for girls in 2025, 27 births · #96 for boys in 2025, 3,641 births
Given to boys 95.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#21
2006 · 14,487 births
Debut · boys
1880
43 births
In top 100 · boys
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
453,968
since 1880

Christian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #21, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,87827#963,641
2024#4,38732#774,272
2023#3,83339#774,158
2022#3,22050#734,486
2021#3,29748#714,636
2020#3,22148#625,104
2019#2,45172#575,781
2018#2,21783#546,582
2017#2,10891#527,025
2016#1,929104#467,674
2015#1,695125#438,220
2014#1,602134#428,480
2013#1,587135#359,352
2012#1,552141#339,640
2011#1,372167#3010,334
2010#1,443157#2911,110
2009#1,288188#2312,657
2008#1,265197#2313,069
2007#1,172217#2214,063
2006#1,063240#2114,487
2005#1,085219#2214,210
2004#822304#2413,926
2003#822299#2513,908
2002#773310#2414,597
2001#625400#2415,457
2000#577452#2216,059
1999#529479#2514,783
1998#483528#2614,522
1997#421623#2515,059
1996#374720#2415,824
1995#356738#2813,813
1994#346769#3511,987
1993#305876#3511,891
1992#280987#3511,953
1991#297936#489,447
1990#316863#606,786
1989#330764#784,625
1988#393611#863,937
1987#393583#903,324
1986#406547#893,214
1985#414538#1012,915
1984#454457#1042,726
1983#522364#1122,419
1982#475439#1142,576
1981#491416#1212,235
1980#528358#1182,318
1979#744218#1202,262
1978#855173#1162,208
1977#891159#1162,294
1976#811171#1122,268
1975#738197#1032,463
1974#607257#1032,490
1973#670222#972,693
1972#718199#962,962
1971#722210#1222,639
1970#755195#1272,623
1969#854148#1402,194
1968#978113#1511,780
1967#1,002104#1861,320
1966#988107#237888
1965#1,91436#275730
1964#2,10932#294711
1963#1,75443#299672
1962#3,43814#305650
1961#2,83919#319606
1960#2,90418#301662
1959#2,39523#323581
1958#2,86217#377427
1957#3,69611#427327
1956#3,32113#382389
1955#3,77810#385350
1954#2,77916#379352
1953#2,51618#373338
1952#2,12623#385319
1951#2,69415#414272
1950#3,6629#412268
1949#2,85013#453218
1948#3,5939#468202
1947#2,76914#492187
1946#3,6658#477182
1945#4,5565#503141
1944#4,5745#524135
1943—#542135
1942#2,66612#606108
1941#3,5597#532122
1940—#59799
1939—#60194
1938#3,1818#59099
1937—#63785
1936#4,1815#61191
1935—#72571
1934—#62392
1933—#66877
1932—#65786
1931#3,4977#63387
1930—#63294
1929#4,0536#63393
1928#4,1956#578114
1927#4,2866#584112
1926#4,3066#585113
1925—#612105
1924#4,4346#568125
1923#4,9675#582116
1922#2,78012#489160
1921#2,76212#543132
1920#3,9577#507143
1919—#531125
1918—#474155
1917#3,3448#466149
1916#4,4175#452154
1915#3,4347#445151
1914#3,6185#437122
1913—#45191
1912—#40491
1911#2,4635#45741
1910—#43040
1909—#47329
1908—#45229
1907—#39632
1906—#36333
1905—#42126
1904—#36830
1903—#31236
1902—#33733
1901—#27738
1900—#37535
1899—#25742
1898#1,7005#35030
1897—#28839
1896—#31236
1895—#24553
1894—#27840
1893—#27939
1892—#27942
1891—#27734
1890#1,3385#23749
1889#1,1476#22651
1888—#24351
1887—#23047
1886#1,1085#29833
1885—#21755
1884—#23154
1883—#21550
1882—#23849
1881—#20853
1880—#25243
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Christian was already there! It came in at #252, and was given to 43 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1900–1909, when fewer than 39 boys a year got the name.

Where Christian is popular in 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #63 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 194 boysAKMaine: #146 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 470 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Christian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #67 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 195 boysNHWashington: #50 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 227 boysWAIdaho: #84 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 296 boysIDMontana: #95 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 289 boysMTNorth Dakota: #56 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 184 boysNDMinnesota: #88 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 326 boysMNIllinois: #39 for boys · 341 births · 1 in 193 boysILWisconsin: #80 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 277 boysWIMichigan: #52 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 202 boysMINew York: #30 for boys · 605 births · 1 in 169 boysNYMassachusetts: #43 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 166 boysMARhode Island: #29 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 117 boysRIOregon: #59 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 250 boysORNevada: #25 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 137 boysNVWyoming: #150 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 394 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 243 boysSDIowa: #94 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 339 boysIAIndiana: #71 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 255 boysINOhio: #67 for boys · 247 births · 1 in 242 boysOHPennsylvania: #50 for boys · 309 births · 1 in 193 boysPANew Jersey: #23 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 119 boysNJConnecticut: #43 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 168 boysCTCalifornia: #41 for boys · 1,144 births · 1 in 198 boysCAUtah: #80 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 309 boysUTColorado: #62 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 255 boysCONebraska: #65 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 232 boysNEMissouri: #59 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 228 boysMOKentucky: #63 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 231 boysKYWest Virginia: #47 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 161 boysWVVirginia: #31 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 145 boysVAMaryland: #32 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 145 boysMDDelaware: #25 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 107 boysDEArizona: #38 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 185 boysAZNew Mexico: #44 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 174 boysNMKansas: #46 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 197 boysKSArkansas: #20 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 141 boysARTennessee: #46 for boys · 186 births · 1 in 191 boysTNNorth Carolina: #24 for boys · 347 births · 1 in 145 boysNCSouth Carolina: #21 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 138 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #21 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 107 boysDCOklahoma: #63 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 246 boysOKLouisiana: #14 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 129 boysLAMississippi: #17 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 135 boysMSAlabama: #28 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 153 boysALGeorgia: #16 for boys · 399 births · 1 in 135 boysGAHawaii: #61 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 230 boysHITexas: #22 for boys · 1,163 births · 1 in 155 boysTXFlorida: #20 for boys · 708 births · 1 in 132 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#14 · 1 in 129
  2. Georgia#16 · 1 in 135
  3. Mississippi#17 · 1 in 135
  4. Florida#20 · 1 in 132
  5. Arkansas#20 · 1 in 141

Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#141911 in 129
Georgia#163991 in 135
Mississippi#171001 in 135
Arkansas#201011 in 141
Florida#207081 in 132
District of Columbia#21401 in 107
South Carolina#211541 in 138
Texas#221,1631 in 155
New Jersey#233501 in 119
North Carolina#243471 in 145
Delaware#25331 in 107
Nevada#25971 in 137
Alabama#281461 in 153
Rhode Island#29331 in 117
New York#306051 in 169
Virginia#312871 in 145
Maryland#321891 in 145
Arizona#381991 in 185
Illinois#393411 in 193
California#411,1441 in 198
Connecticut#43851 in 168
Massachusetts#431771 in 166
New Mexico#44531 in 174
Kansas#46791 in 197
Tennessee#461861 in 191
West Virginia#47521 in 161
Pennsylvania#503091 in 193
Washington#501571 in 227
Michigan#522381 in 202
North Dakota#56211 in 184
Missouri#591391 in 228
Oregon#59721 in 250
Hawaii#61211 in 230
Colorado#621051 in 255
Alaska#63181 in 194
Kentucky#63961 in 231
Oklahoma#63861 in 246
Nebraska#65431 in 232
New Hampshire#67251 in 195
Ohio#672471 in 242
Indiana#711401 in 255
South Dakota#77171 in 243
Utah#80701 in 309
Wisconsin#80981 in 277
Idaho#84271 in 296
Minnesota#88861 in 326
Iowa#94451 in 339
Montana#95141 in 289
Maine#146101 in 470
Wyoming#15051 in 394
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Christian
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 19 spots since 2024 (#77 → #96)
  • 34 spots since 2020 (#62 → #96)
  • 53 spots since 2015 (#43 → #96)
  • Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1936 (#725 → #611)
  • Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1900 (#257 → #375)
Rise & fade · boys
126 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2006 at #21 (14,487 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1986–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 120
  • Highest: 1 in 120 boys born in 1996 were named Christian (0.84%)
  • Latest: 1 in 469 boys born in 2025 (0.21%)
  • Its best rank, #21 in 2006, was only 1 in 142 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 31.4% of all boys named Christian (142,433) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s486#208 (1881)#236
1890s404#237 (1890)#280
1900s321#277 (1901)#377
1910s1,119#404 (1912)#455
1920s1,213#489 (1922)#568
1930s876#590 (1938)#638
1940s1,529#453 (1949)#519
1950s3,623#323 (1959)#386
1960s10,213#140 (1969)#251
1970s24,902#96 (1972)#111
1980s30,289#78 (1989)#101
1990s126,065#24 (1996)#34
2000s142,433#21 (2006)#23
2010s84,198#29 (2010)#42
2020s26,297#62 (2020)#76

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Christian in 2013

girls
#1,587
135 births · 1 in 12,998 girls
boys
#35
9,352 births · 1 in 202 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #1,587Christian135

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #35Christian9,352
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 12,998 of them was named Christian, which outranked 91.8% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christian
  1. #1,576Nyomi136
  2. #1,576Raniyah136
  3. #1,576Tala136
  4. #1,587Christian135
  5. #1,587Amerie135
  6. #1,587Emi135
  7. #1,587Harmonie135
  8. #1,599Amarie134
  9. #1,599Andie134
  10. #1,599Anisa134

Tied with 11 names at #1,587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 202 of them was named Christian, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Christian
  1. #32Caleb9,612
  2. #33Carter9,590
  3. #34Luke9,588
  4. #35Christian9,352
  5. #36Hunter8,988
  6. #37Henry8,885
  7. #38Owen8,766
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013 →