Kristian
The Scandinavian spelling of Christian, from the Latin christianus, a follower of Christ. Several Danish and Norwegian kings bore it.
Kristian in 2025
Kristian was given to 192 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,279th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 17,267 babies born.
The history of Kristian
Kristian reached its highest point in 1996, when 886 babies were given the name, ranking 618th that year.
Across the 84 years of records since 1942, 27,634 babies have been named Kristian. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kristian by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kristian | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24 | 6,870 |
| 1950s | 146 | 2,564 |
| 1960s | 740 | 1,292 |
| 1970s | 2,871 | 964 |
| 1980s | 3,722 | 852 |
| 1990s | 7,850 | 618 |
| 2000s | 6,546 | 741 |
| 2010s | 4,274 | 1,053 |
| 2020s | 1,461 | 1,616 |
Where Kristian is heading
Kristian has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 401 babies in 2015 to 192 in 2025.
Names like Kristian
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kristian.