Christiana

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

Girl's name · #2895 in the US (2025) · 90s

Christiana has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #699 (1996) · 10,938 babies named Christiana all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Christianas

Christiana Figueres — Costa Rican diplomat engaged in UN
Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg — Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg (1634-1701)
Christiana Mariana von Ziegler — German poet
Christiana Morgan — American psychoanalyst
Christiana Carteaux Bannister — American business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist (1819–1902)

Among 147 notable people named Christiana:

No single standout — notable Christianas spread across many fields.

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