Cristian
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088
- #362 for boys in 2025, 906 births
- Given to boys 98.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 2,848 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 69,925since 1960
Cristian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Cristian has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #362 | 906 | |
| 2024 | — | #320 | 1,079 | |
| 2023 | — | #325 | 1,030 | |
| 2022 | — | #322 | 1,047 | |
| 2021 | — | #330 | 993 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #332 | 988 |
| 2019 | — | #306 | 1,110 | |
| 2018 | — | #301 | 1,142 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #297 | 1,184 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #297 | 1,214 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #271 | 1,350 |
| 2014 | — | #273 | 1,346 | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #234 | 1,537 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #217 | 1,675 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #189 | 2,007 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #182 | 2,069 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #162 | 2,399 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #150 | 2,702 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #139 | 2,918 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #134 | 3,024 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #142 | 2,746 |
| 2004 | #7,077 | 16 | #139 | 2,856 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #145 | 2,805 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #146 | 2,685 |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | #150 | 2,630 |
| 2000 | #3,070 | 45 | #160 | 2,423 |
| 1999 | #3,804 | 31 | #158 | 2,341 |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | #144 | 2,566 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 | #145 | 2,331 |
| 1996 | #2,340 | 56 | #130 | 2,847 |
| 1995 | #2,028 | 67 | #127 | 2,848 |
| 1994 | #1,929 | 73 | #138 | 2,542 |
| 1993 | #1,922 | 73 | #180 | 1,786 |
| 1992 | #2,275 | 58 | #272 | 1,048 |
| 1991 | #1,740 | 83 | #357 | 670 |
| 1990 | #2,201 | 58 | #417 | 550 |
| 1989 | #2,147 | 57 | #484 | 391 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | #598 | 245 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #656 | 194 |
| 1986 | #2,845 | 33 | #581 | 234 |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 | #646 | 183 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #672 | 167 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #714 | 145 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #676 | 164 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #804 | 119 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #850 | 108 |
| 1979 | — | #1,100 | 66 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,109 | 62 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #989 | 75 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #1,123 | 57 |
| 1975 | — | #1,146 | 54 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,115 | 54 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #1,201 | 47 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #1,107 | 54 |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,962 | 17 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
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| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
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| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1960
The first year at least five boys were named Cristian! It came in at #3,665, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1961–1963, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cristian is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#179 · 1 in 591
- California#193 · 1 in 928
- Texas#241 · 1 in 1,074
- Maryland#243 · 1 in 996
- Illinois#254 · 1 in 1,126
Best ever in a state: #56 in California, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #179 | 11 | 1 in 591 |
| California | #193 | 189 | 1 in 928 |
| Texas | #241 | 163 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Maryland | #243 | 23 | 1 in 996 |
| Illinois | #254 | 44 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Arizona | #272 | 29 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Washington | #282 | 26 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Nevada | #299 | 10 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Indiana | #325 | 23 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Oregon | #326 | 12 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Georgia | #327 | 37 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Massachusetts | #347 | 15 | 1 in 1,801 |
| South Carolina | #372 | 14 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Wisconsin | #374 | 14 | 1 in 1,674 |
| New Jersey | #377 | 21 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Kansas | #386 | 9 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 21 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Virginia | #388 | 20 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Florida | #394 | 49 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Alabama | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Oklahoma | #426 | 10 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Iowa | #448 | 7 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Colorado | #468 | 12 | 1 in 2,238 |
| North Carolina | #475 | 22 | 1 in 2,340 |
| New York | #527 | 30 | 1 in 2,814 |
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| Minnesota | #640 | 7 | 1 in 3,500 |
| Michigan | #641 | 12 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Ohio | #855 | 9 | 1 in 5,837 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
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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 Cristian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2020 (#332 → #362)
- Biggest jump: 250 spots in 1980
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1978
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1960
- Peaked 1995 at #127 (2,848 births)
- Births halved by 2014, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1980–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 665
- Highest: 1 in 665 boys born in 1996 were named Cristian (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,885 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #127 in 1995, was only 1 in 668 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 38.9% of all boys named Cristian (27,188) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72 | #1,492 (1969) | #2,909 |
| 1970s | 509 | #989 (1977) | #1,293 |
| 1980s | 1,950 | #484 (1989) | #668 |
| 1990s | 19,529 | #127 (1995) | #207 |
| 2000s | 27,188 | #134 (2006) | #147 |
| 2010s | 14,634 | #182 (2010) | #257 |
| 2020s | 6,043 | #320 (2024) | #332 |
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.
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