Unisex name · since 1959
Christan
1,578 babies named Christan in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,578 babies have been named Christan since 1959, making it today's #9044 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christan has been recorded 1,578 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #9044 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #3,805 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,044 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,578 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christan ranks #3,805 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,044 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,578 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christan's 1,578 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Christan compares
1,578 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Christan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Christan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christan splits its recorded history at 1995: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Christan popularity over time - girls
1,366 total births recorded since 1952 (Christan as girls' name)
Christan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (477 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Christan's strongest decade.
477 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Christan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
205 births
- 1990s
1990s
366 births
- 2000s
2000s
477 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 477 births (30% of all-time use).
How Christan 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 Christan's total volume
Christan by state
Where Christan concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 112 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 55 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
112 of 1,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Christan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christan's data
- Christan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (477 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Christans (112 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Christan 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.