Unisex name · since 1921
Christain
Christain has 2,112 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,112
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,112 babies have been named Christain since 1921, making it today's #10820 unisex name.
Christain has 2,112 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10820 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #3,194 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,820 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,112 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christain ranks #3,194 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,820 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,112 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,112
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christain's 2,112 recorded births place it above 92.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Christain compares
2,112 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christain's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christain's full recorded timeline at 1988, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Christain popularity over time - girls
305 total births recorded since 1967 (Christain as girls' name)
Christain by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (660 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Christain's strongest decade.
660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Christain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 165
1970s
165 births
- 1980s 200
1980s
200 births
- 1990s
1990s
660 births
- 2000s
2000s
641 births
- 2010s 252
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 660 births (31% of all-time use).
How Christain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Christain's total volume
Christain by state
Where Christain concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 147 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 139 | 6.6% |
| #3 | California | | 76 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.0% |
147 of 2,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Christain appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christain's data
- Christain's decade-level peak was the 1990s (660 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christains (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Christain
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Christain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.