Christian

Meaning and origin of Christian

Popularity of Christian in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1955.
• Over recent years, Christian has been stable (−2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Christian every 35 schools, all spellings combined.

Christian in English-speaking countries

Christian ranks 83^rd in United States, 142^nd in Ontario (Canada) and 252^nd in Northern Ireland, against 691^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  83^rd boys’ name12,071 babies in 3 years1 boy in 426−6.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  142^nd boys’ name274 babies in 3 years1 boy in 620−11.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  291^st boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,048

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  295^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,142

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  252^nd boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,158

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  305^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,796

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  350^th boys’ name366 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,258−9.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  456^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,854

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Cristian (in French)40
• Kristian15
• Kristiyan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Christian

• Yannis
• Dorian
• Théophile
• Zachary
• Lysandre
• Andria
• Lysandro
• Sébastien
• Lyssandro
• Christopher
• Calixte
• Lissandro

See also

• →French names of Greek origin