Recorded 1979–2023 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,196 births

Christion — boys' name

1,196 babies named Christion in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s411990s4062000s5552010s1622020s25
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Christion was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

139 babies were named Christion in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christion

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,196 babies named Christion between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Christion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 139 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 555 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Christion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Christion in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christion 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 1,196 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.

Christion at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,196

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

1998

139 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Christion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
139
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
-50050100150 202320172012200720021997199119851979 7

Christion popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1998 (Christion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 200520001998 5

Christion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
555 births that decade — 46% of Christion's all-time total
1970s71980s411990s4062000s5552010s1622020s25

Christion by state

Where Christion concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Christion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
72 6.0%
#2 New York
45 3.8%
#3 Georgia
37 3.1%
#4 California
36 3.0%
#5 Illinois
24 2.0%
#6 Florida
20 1.7%
#7 North Carolina
19 1.6%
#8 Alabama
17 1.4%
Texas share of Christion's total US births 6.0%
Even split

72 of 1,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Christion appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christion?
1,196 babies have been named Christion since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 139 births.
When was Christion most popular?
Christion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 555 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Christion most popular?
The top states for the name Christion are Texas (72 births), New York (45 births), Georgia (37 births).
How long has the name Christion been used?
Christion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Christion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christopher, Christian, Chris, Christophe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1979–2023 (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.