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“Follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and French origin
Boy's name · #96 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Christian's best rank, #21, came in 2006; it has settled back to #96 today. Roughly 454,000 boys have been named Christian since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Christian's short forms are Kris and Cris. Together with its spelling variant Cristian (#362), Christian would rank around #73 with about 4,500 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Christian and Cristian. Popular twin pairings with Christian include Christopher for a boy, and Chloe for a girl.
Around the world: #93 in Czechia (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 20,965 notable people named Christian:
Medical professionals appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Christian Bohr, Danish physician (1855-1911).
Similar names: Cristian · Ian · Christopher · Nicholas · Adrian · Carlos
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