Cristian

“Variant of Christian — Follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and French origin

Boy's name · #362 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Cristian has appeared in US records since 1960 — best rank #127 (1995) · 69,925 babies named Cristian all-time · 1 in 1,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cristians

Cristian Chivu — Romanian association football player
Cristian Rodríguez — Uruguayan footballer
Cristian Mungiu — Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer (born 1968)
Cristian Pavón — Argentine association football player
Cristian Zaccardo — Italian footballer

Among 1,178 notable people named Cristian:

Athletes appear 2.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cristian Chivu, Romanian association football player.

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