Christan
Christan was the 9072nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1727th; the most babies were born in 2004 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,470 places. More babies were named Christan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,072 boys, up 693 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200455 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,944babies recorded
Christan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #9,072 | — | 8 |
| 2020 | — | #9,765 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | #15,387 | #3,026 | 6 | 38 |
| 2000 | #5,182 | #2,144 | 22 | 47 |
| 1990 | #2,262 | #2,497 | 56 | 27 |
| 1980 | #2,101 | #3,122 | 49 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,611 | #2,522 | 17 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Christan, counting every spelling?
Christan is a spelling of Christon, a name family that had 18 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christon | 10 | #7,776 | 63 |
| Christan | 8 | #9,072 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Christan?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Christan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Christan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Christan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Christan?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Christan are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 17 and 35. That makes Christan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Christan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Christan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Christan
How popular is the name Christan?
Christan was the 9072nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1727th; the most babies were born in 2004 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,470 places. More babies were named Christan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Christan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Christan in the US.