Christiaan — #10045 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Christiaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 879 babies named Christiaan between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christiaan currently holds the #10045 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christiaan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Christiaan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Christiaan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christiaan 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 879 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.