Recorded 1982–2011 Boys' name Peak 1992 219 births

Chistian — boys' name

219 babies named Chistian in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

219 boys have been named Chistian since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

219
total births
1982–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Chistian was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

19 babies were named Chistian in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chistian

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Chistian between 1982 and 2011, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chistian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chistian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chistian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chistian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chistian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 219 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chistian at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

219

Since 1982

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1982

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2011

Chistian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1982

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1992)
19
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Chistian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 51% of Chistian's all-time total
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Chistian by state

Where Chistian concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chistian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 34.7%
California share of Chistian's total US births 34.7%

76 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chistian?
219 babies have been named Chistian since 1982. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1992 with 19 births.
When was Chistian most popular?
Chistian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Chistian most popular?
The top states for the name Chistian are California (76 births).
How long has the name Chistian been used?
Chistian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 30 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Chistian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chip, Chistopher, Chirstopher, Chico, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.