- Christian Name Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: criss-ch(in)
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Christian Name Meaning
A deeply religious name that’s seen a spike in modern popularity, Christian means “follower of Christ”. He’s a sweet pick with a soft sound, wearing well among today’s naming trends.
As his popularity has been steady since the 1980s, Christian is a familiar name that doesn’t at all feel too title-esque despite being one. He’s managed to graduate from being another word name into a regular pick aside Ryan, Nathan, and Isaiah.
Christian also has some serious cool vibes to him thanks to being the name of several contemporary movie and sports stars. Royal watchers can also recognize him as the name of several kings.
A gentle name, Christian has a soothing sound. He does feel quite mature and can be a little tricky for a small child to say, but he does work on all ages. Nicknames like Chris or the playful Christo make him more approachable, but overall he’s free from feeling stuffy.
Christian is a gentle soul with a generous heart, often concerned with others before himself. He takes his responsibilities seriously and is always sure to live up to his word. He has a hidden playful side that doesn’t often show but is beloved by those around him.
Christian Name Popularity
How popular is the name Christian? Here’s everything we know.
| Year | Rank | # Births | % Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 411 | 14 | 0.004% |
| 1911 | 414 | 19 | 0.0051% |
| 1912 | 399 | 53 | 0.0105% |
| 1913 | 456 | 50 | 0.0088% |
| 1914 | 440 | 80 | 0.0115% |
| 1915 | 425 | 120 | 0.0132% |
| 1916 | 485 | 100 | 0.0104% |
| 1917 | 464 | 112 | 0.0112% |
| 1918 | 474 | 117 | 0.0109% |
| 1919 | 556 | 80 | 0.0076% |
| 1920 | 535 | 95 | 0.0085% |
| 1921 | 564 | 91 | 0.0079% |
| 1922 | 494 | 117 | 0.0105% |
| 1923 | 592 | 75 | 0.0067% |
| 1924 | 565 | 92 | 0.0079% |
| 1925 | 657 | 59 | 0.0052% |
| 1926 | 657 | 57 | 0.0052% |
| 1927 | 613 | 70 | 0.0063% |
| 1928 | 587 | 73 | 0.0068% |
| 1929 | 628 | 58 | 0.0056% |
| 1930 | 608 | 65 | 0.0062% |
| 1931 | 702 | 40 | 0.0041% |
| 1932 | 688 | 44 | 0.0045% |
| 1933 | 674 | 41 | 0.0044% |
| 1934 | 657 | 48 | 0.005% |
| 1935 | 686 | 40 | 0.0041% |
| 1936 | 621 | 51 | 0.0053% |
| 1937 | 684 | 40 | 0.0041% |
| 1938 | 656 | 47 | 0.0046% |
| 1939 | 617 | 53 | 0.0052% |
| 1940 | 587 | 66 | 0.0062% |
| 1941 | 555 | 76 | 0.0068% |
| 1942 | 629 | 62 | 0.0049% |
| 1943 | 531 | 99 | 0.0076% |
| 1944 | 579 | 72 | 0.0058% |
| 1945 | 509 | 99 | 0.0081% |
| 1946 | 473 | 140 | 0.0095% |
| 1947 | 513 | 136 | 0.0081% |
| 1948 | 488 | 142 | 0.0089% |
| 1949 | 452 | 172 | 0.0107% |
| 1950 | 426 | 208 | 0.0129% |
| 1951 | 418 | 220 | 0.013% |
| 1952 | 389 | 268 | 0.0154% |
| 1953 | 381 | 288 | 0.0163% |
| 1954 | 379 | 310 | 0.017% |
| 1955 | 403 | 283 | 0.0154% |
| 1956 | 380 | 344 | 0.0182% |
| 1957 | 436 | 269 | 0.014% |
| 1958 | 376 | 383 | 0.0203% |
| 1959 | 324 | 532 | 0.028% |
| 1960 | 310 | 607 | 0.032% |
| 1961 | 324 | 548 | 0.029% |
| 1962 | 309 | 606 | 0.033% |
| 1963 | 306 | 622 | 0.0347% |
| 1964 | 300 | 668 | 0.0379% |
| 1965 | 280 | 686 | 0.0419% |
| 1966 | 237 | 863 | 0.0553% |
| 1967 | 186 | 1,286 | 0.0847% |
| 1968 | 152 | 1,761 | 0.1173% |
| 1969 | 140 | 2,177 | 0.1413% |
| 1970 | 126 | 2,623 | 0.1648% |
| 1971 | 122 | 2,638 | 0.1756% |
| 1972 | 96 | 2,955 | 0.217% |
| 1973 | 96 | 2,693 | 0.2077% |
| 1974 | 103 | 2,479 | 0.1907% |
| 1975 | 103 | 2,453 | 0.1909% |
| 1976 | 112 | 2,246 | 0.1743% |
| 1977 | 117 | 2,285 | 0.1695% |
| 1978 | 114 | 2,198 | 0.1635% |
| 1979 | 120 | 2,255 | 0.1599% |
| 1980 | 118 | 2,303 | 0.1575% |
| 1981 | 121 | 2,221 | 0.1511% |
| 1982 | 114 | 2,561 | 0.1714% |
| 1983 | 113 | 2,399 | 0.1626% |
| 1984 | 104 | 2,715 | 0.1825% |
| 1985 | 101 | 2,902 | 0.1912% |
| 1986 | 89 | 3,199 | 0.2119% |
| 1987 | 90 | 3,306 | 0.2166% |
| 1988 | 86 | 3,916 | 0.2513% |
| 1989 | 78 | 4,611 | 0.2857% |
| 1990 | 60 | 6,774 | 0.4087% |
| 1991 | 48 | 9,442 | 0.5793% |
| 1992 | 35 | 11,953 | 0.7489% |
| 1993 | 35 | 11,886 | 0.7624% |
| 1994 | 35 | 11,985 | 0.781% |
| 1995 | 28 | 13,809 | 0.9162% |
| 1996 | 24 | 15,823 | 1.0568% |
| 1997 | 25 | 15,058 | 1.0181% |
| 1998 | 26 | 14,512 | 0.9696% |
| 1999 | 25 | 14,777 | 0.9867% |
| 2000 | 22 | 16,056 | 1.0511% |
| 2001 | 24 | 15,453 | 1.0256% |
| 2002 | 24 | 14,591 | 0.9737% |
| 2003 | 25 | 13,898 | 0.9135% |
| 2004 | 24 | 13,916 | 0.913% |
| 2005 | 22 | 14,202 | 0.9289% |
| 2006 | 21 | 14,472 | 0.9242% |
| 2007 | 22 | 14,052 | 0.8906% |
| 2008 | 23 | 13,056 | 0.8447% |
| 2009 | 23 | 12,641 | 0.8458% |
| 2010 | 29 | 11,095 | 0.7699% |
| 2011 | 30 | 10,306 | 0.7234% |
| 2012 | 33 | 9,617 | 0.6749% |
| 2013 | 35 | 9,319 | 0.6545% |
| 2014 | 42 | 8,444 | 0.5796% |
| 2015 | 43 | 8,183 | 0.5624% |
| 2016 | 46 | 7,617 | 0.5283% |
| 2017 | 52 | 6,960 | 0.4987% |
| 2018 | 55 | 6,503 | 0.4733% |
| 2019 | 57 | 5,732 | 0.4234% |
| 2020 | 63 | 4,987 | 0.3918% |
| 2021 | 72 | 4,583 | 0.3749% |
| 2022 | 73 | 4,435 | 0.3362% |
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Names Like Christian
If you like Christian, you’ll love these other names like Christian.
What names are diminutives of Christian?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Christian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Christian, but shorter.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Chris |
Bearing Christ |
Greek |
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| Christie |
Bearing Christ |
Scottish |
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| Christo |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Christos |
Follower of Christ; bearing Christ |
Latin |
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| Christy |
Follower of Christ; bearing Christ |
Scottish |
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| Cristos |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Cristy |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Kit |
Bearing Christ |
Greek |
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| Kris |
A diminutive form of Christopher. |
Scandinavian |
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| Kristo |
Follower of Christ; bearing Christ |
Latin |
What names are variants of Christian?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Christian.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Chrestien |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Chretien |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Christan |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Christer |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
| Christiano |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Chrystian |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Cristen |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Cristian |
Follower of Christ |
English |
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| Cristiano |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Cristino |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Criston |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Krister |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Kristian |
Follower of Christ |
Scandinavian |
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| Krystian |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
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| Krystiano |
Follower of Christ |
Latin |
What names sound like Christian?
If you like how Christian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Christian.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas |
Christ festival |
French |
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| Christopher |
Bearing Christ |
English |
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| Tristan |
Sadness |
Welsh |
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What names are similar to Christian?
Find a name that’s like Christian, but just a little bit different.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Angel |
Messenger of God |
Greek |
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| Austin |
Great |
English |
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| Bennett |
Blessed |
English |
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| Calvin |
Hairless one |
English |
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| Gabriel |
God is my strength |
Hebrew |
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| Jeremiah |
God will exalt |
Hebrew |
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| Parker |
Keeper of the park |
English |
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| Preston |
Priest's town |
English |
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| Rafael |
God heals |
Spanish |
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| Roman |
One from Rome |
Latin |
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Siblings of Christian
Mamas with kids named Christian also have kids with these names.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Elsie |
God is my oath |
English |
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| Samuel |
Name of God |
Hebrew |
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| Layla |
Night |
Arabic |
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| Lorenzo |
Laurel |
Italian |
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| Serenity |
Calmness |
English |
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| Liam |
Helmet of will |
Irish |
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| Elizabet |
God's promise; God is my oath |
Hebrew |
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| Lyanna |
Gracous, Field |
American |
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| Baylie |
Berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification |
English |
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| Rebbecca |
To bind |
Hebrew |
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| Greyson |
Son of the steward |
English |
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15 Comments
Jeaninne
His dad name is Christopher and I like Christian and his twin brother name is greyson
Roxanne
Because I like it
Vanessa
For some reason the name stuck out to both of us and we liked it on our list of names. Then when choosing it seemed the perfect fit as his dad is Christopher and we had his middle name as a mesh of his 2 grandfathers names. So now our baby boy is named after the 3 important men in his life ?
Jessica
Fathers middle name
Alan aldrin
Create with this name
Cece
Bundle of joy
Brittany
I just heard the name when I was pregnant, and at the time it wasn’t a popular name, so I went with it
Amanda
Daddy’s name is Chris, we liked this as an alternative to a Jr.
I wanted a name he could grow up with – something that sounds like a strong man when he gets to that point.
Laura
Beautiful boy name
laura
I chose this name bc of my best friend Christiana (we’re Latvian so there’s a male and female version of the name), bc she was with me the whole pregnancy and now helps a lot with the baby, bc the situation with his father went down and he left us a few months into the pregnancy.
Erica
I chose my sons name because it means follower of Christ.
Daniella
The name Christian was a mutual decision between myself and my husband. Although his middle name Larry comes from his uncle that passed away a year ago in March and we delivered on his birthday
Amber
His name is actually Christian-Ahamd I chose the name Christian because his dad name is Christian and Ahmed because my name is amber I wanted to stay with my a names because I have 3 other children with a names Ambion Ashton and Akeera
Kelley
Christian was an easy pick for how perfect it sounded. Both my husband and I loved it from the start.
Tanya
I chose Christian for my son because I wanted him to be a follower of Christ. I love the name Christian and I am quick to correct anyone who calls him Chris…his name is Christian