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
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 14,487 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 453,968since 1880
Christian over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,878 | 27 | #96 | 3,641 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #77 | 4,272 |
| 2023 | #3,833 | 39 | #77 | 4,158 |
| 2022 | #3,220 | 50 | #73 | 4,486 |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 | #71 | 4,636 |
| 2020 | #3,221 | 48 | #62 | 5,104 |
| 2019 | #2,451 | 72 | #57 | 5,781 |
| 2018 | #2,217 | 83 | #54 | 6,582 |
| 2017 | #2,108 | 91 | #52 | 7,025 |
| 2016 | #1,929 | 104 | #46 | 7,674 |
| 2015 | #1,695 | 125 | #43 | 8,220 |
| 2014 | #1,602 | 134 | #42 | 8,480 |
| 2013 | #1,587 | 135 | #35 | 9,352 |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 141 | #33 | 9,640 |
| 2011 | #1,372 | 167 | #30 | 10,334 |
| 2010 | #1,443 | 157 | #29 | 11,110 |
| 2009 | #1,288 | 188 | #23 | 12,657 |
| 2008 | #1,265 | 197 | #23 | 13,069 |
| 2007 | #1,172 | 217 | #22 | 14,063 |
| 2006 | #1,063 | 240 | #21 | 14,487 |
| 2005 | #1,085 | 219 | #22 | 14,210 |
| 2004 | #822 | 304 | #24 | 13,926 |
| 2003 | #822 | 299 | #25 | 13,908 |
| 2002 | #773 | 310 | #24 | 14,597 |
| 2001 | #625 | 400 | #24 | 15,457 |
| 2000 | #577 | 452 | #22 | 16,059 |
| 1999 | #529 | 479 | #25 | 14,783 |
| 1998 | #483 | 528 | #26 | 14,522 |
| 1997 | #421 | 623 | #25 | 15,059 |
| 1996 | #374 | 720 | #24 | 15,824 |
| 1995 | #356 | 738 | #28 | 13,813 |
| 1994 | #346 | 769 | #35 | 11,987 |
| 1993 | #305 | 876 | #35 | 11,891 |
| 1992 | #280 | 987 | #35 | 11,953 |
| 1991 | #297 | 936 | #48 | 9,447 |
| 1990 | #316 | 863 | #60 | 6,786 |
| 1989 | #330 | 764 | #78 | 4,625 |
| 1988 | #393 | 611 | #86 | 3,937 |
| 1987 | #393 | 583 | #90 | 3,324 |
| 1986 | #406 | 547 | #89 | 3,214 |
| 1985 | #414 | 538 | #101 | 2,915 |
| 1984 | #454 | 457 | #104 | 2,726 |
| 1983 | #522 | 364 | #112 | 2,419 |
| 1982 | #475 | 439 | #114 | 2,576 |
| 1981 | #491 | 416 | #121 | 2,235 |
| 1980 | #528 | 358 | #118 | 2,318 |
| 1979 | #744 | 218 | #120 | 2,262 |
| 1978 | #855 | 173 | #116 | 2,208 |
| 1977 | #891 | 159 | #116 | 2,294 |
| 1976 | #811 | 171 | #112 | 2,268 |
| 1975 | #738 | 197 | #103 | 2,463 |
| 1974 | #607 | 257 | #103 | 2,490 |
| 1973 | #670 | 222 | #97 | 2,693 |
| 1972 | #718 | 199 | #96 | 2,962 |
| 1971 | #722 | 210 | #122 | 2,639 |
| 1970 | #755 | 195 | #127 | 2,623 |
| 1969 | #854 | 148 | #140 | 2,194 |
| 1968 | #978 | 113 | #151 | 1,780 |
| 1967 | #1,002 | 104 | #186 | 1,320 |
| 1966 | #988 | 107 | #237 | 888 |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | #275 | 730 |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | #294 | 711 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #299 | 672 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #305 | 650 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #319 | 606 |
| 1960 | #2,904 | 18 | #301 | 662 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #323 | 581 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | #377 | 427 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #427 | 327 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #382 | 389 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #385 | 350 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #379 | 352 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #373 | 338 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #385 | 319 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #414 | 272 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #412 | 268 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #453 | 218 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #468 | 202 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #492 | 187 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #477 | 182 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #503 | 141 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #524 | 135 |
| 1943 | — | #542 | 135 | |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #606 | 108 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #532 | 122 |
| 1940 | — | #597 | 99 | |
| 1939 | — | #601 | 94 | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #590 | 99 |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #611 | 91 |
| 1935 | — | #725 | 71 | |
| 1934 | — | #623 | 92 | |
| 1933 | — | #668 | 77 | |
| 1932 | — | #657 | 86 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #633 | 87 |
| 1930 | — | #632 | 94 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #633 | 93 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #578 | 114 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #584 | 112 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #585 | 113 |
| 1925 | — | #612 | 105 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #568 | 125 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #582 | 116 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #489 | 160 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #543 | 132 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #507 | 143 |
| 1919 | — | #531 | 125 | |
| 1918 | — | #474 | 155 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #466 | 149 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #452 | 154 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #445 | 151 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #437 | 122 |
| 1913 | — | #451 | 91 | |
| 1912 | — | #404 | 91 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #457 | 41 |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #473 | 29 | |
| 1908 | — | #452 | 29 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #421 | 26 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #312 | 36 | |
| 1902 | — | #337 | 33 | |
| 1901 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #257 | 42 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #350 | 30 |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #312 | 36 | |
| 1895 | — | #245 | 53 | |
| 1894 | — | #278 | 40 | |
| 1893 | — | #279 | 39 | |
| 1892 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1891 | — | #277 | 34 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #237 | 49 |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | #226 | 51 |
| 1888 | — | #243 | 51 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #298 | 33 |
| 1885 | — | #217 | 55 | |
| 1884 | — | #231 | 54 | |
| 1883 | — | #215 | 50 | |
| 1882 | — | #238 | 49 | |
| 1881 | — | #208 | 53 | |
| 1880 | — | #252 | 43 | |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#21 · 1 in 155
- Louisiana#26 · 1 in 183
- Rhode Island#31 · 1 in 126
- Florida#33 · 1 in 196
- Georgia#33 · 1 in 198
Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #21 | 84 | 1 in 155 |
| Louisiana | #26 | 125 | 1 in 183 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 28 | 1 in 126 |
| Florida | #33 | 488 | 1 in 196 |
| Georgia | #33 | 263 | 1 in 198 |
| Arizona | #34 | 179 | 1 in 191 |
| Texas | #34 | 876 | 1 in 200 |
| Delaware | #39 | 21 | 1 in 153 |
| New Jersey | #39 | 200 | 1 in 201 |
| Colorado | #42 | 123 | 1 in 210 |
| Nevada | #42 | 70 | 1 in 188 |
| North Carolina | #42 | 236 | 1 in 213 |
| Alabama | #44 | 107 | 1 in 211 |
| New Mexico | #44 | 41 | 1 in 186 |
| New York | #45 | 410 | 1 in 234 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 102 | 1 in 205 |
| Illinois | #47 | 254 | 1 in 235 |
| Virginia | #47 | 191 | 1 in 213 |
| Hawaii | #50 | 20 | 1 in 192 |
| Maryland | #50 | 113 | 1 in 233 |
| California | #52 | 842 | 1 in 245 |
| Oklahoma | #52 | 74 | 1 in 254 |
| Connecticut | #58 | 60 | 1 in 231 |
| Michigan | #60 | 177 | 1 in 259 |
| Pennsylvania | #60 | 233 | 1 in 246 |
| Kansas | #63 | 55 | 1 in 264 |
| Tennessee | #64 | 136 | 1 in 261 |
| West Virginia | #68 | 32 | 1 in 236 |
| Arkansas | #71 | 48 | 1 in 282 |
| District of Columbia | #72 | 16 | 1 in 247 |
| North Dakota | #72 | 17 | 1 in 229 |
| Massachusetts | #75 | 100 | 1 in 283 |
| Ohio | #76 | 182 | 1 in 315 |
| Kentucky | #79 | 69 | 1 in 303 |
| Missouri | #81 | 92 | 1 in 330 |
| Washington | #82 | 103 | 1 in 335 |
| Nebraska | #92 | 29 | 1 in 325 |
| Wisconsin | #92 | 74 | 1 in 348 |
| Indiana | #93 | 93 | 1 in 365 |
| Minnesota | #96 | 71 | 1 in 376 |
| Idaho | #121 | 19 | 1 in 409 |
| South Dakota | #132 | 10 | 1 in 379 |
| Iowa | #137 | 31 | 1 in 463 |
| New Hampshire | #140 | 9 | 1 in 473 |
| Oregon | #155 | 29 | 1 in 573 |
| Utah | #159 | 33 | 1 in 591 |
| Alaska | #171 | 6 | 1 in 490 |
| Maine | #235 | 5 | 1 in 847 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #21 (14,487 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1986–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 31.4% of all boys named Christian (142,433) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 486 | #208 (1881) | #236 |
| 1890s | 404 | #237 (1890) | #280 |
| 1900s | 321 | #277 (1901) | #377 |
| 1910s | 1,119 | #404 (1912) | #455 |
| 1920s | 1,213 | #489 (1922) | #568 |
| 1930s | 876 | #590 (1938) | #638 |
| 1940s | 1,529 | #453 (1949) | #519 |
| 1950s | 3,623 | #323 (1959) | #386 |
| 1960s | 10,213 | #140 (1969) | #251 |
| 1970s | 24,902 | #96 (1972) | #111 |
| 1980s | 30,289 | #78 (1989) | #101 |
| 1990s | 126,065 | #24 (1996) | #34 |
| 2000s | 142,433 | #21 (2006) | #23 |
| 2010s | 84,198 | #29 (2010) | #42 |
| 2020s | 26,297 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 20,495 of them was named Christian, which outranked 87.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,207Samarah84
- #2,207Shaindy84
- #2,207Tillie84
- #2,217Christian83
- #2,217Aaradhya83
- #2,217Ailany83
- #2,217Analy83
- #2,238Abigale82
- #2,238Ainara82
- #2,238Aja82
Tied with 20 names at #2,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 276 of them was named Christian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.