Kristian Boy
How popular is Kristian?
#1,145 boy name in 2025
184 baby boys were named Kristian in the US in 2025, making it the 1145th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Kristian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,145 for boys (▼ 23 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 184 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #677 in 2015, #822 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (614 boys) |
| Highest rank | #384 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kristian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cristian family of names ranked #309 for boys in 2025 (#270 the year before), with 1,110 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kristian is most popular
Babies named Kristian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.3 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (50 boys)
Kristian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24 | #3,009 |
| 1950s | 141 | #1,171 |
| 1960s | 555 | #661 |
| 1970s | 2,363 | #468 |
| 1980s | 1,717 | #649 |
| 1990s | 5,194 | #384 |
| 2000s | 5,596 | #419 |
| 2010s | 3,867 | #541 |
| 2020s | 1,357 | #822 |
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Questions
- Is Kristian a boy or girl name?
- Kristian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Kristian were boys.
- How popular is the name Kristian?
- 184 baby boys were named Kristian in the US in 2025, making it the 1145th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Kristian most popular?
- Kristian peaked in 1997, when 614 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #384 in 1996.
- How many people are named Kristian?
- 27,634 babies have been named Kristian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,766 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Kristian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kristian was most common in Mississippi, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.