Boys' name · since 1960
Cristian
69,925 babies named Cristian in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,925
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cristian is the #362 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 69,925 recorded since 1960.
Cristian has 69,925 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #362 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #362 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 69,925 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristian ranks #408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #362 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 69,925 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69,925
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cristian's 69,925 recorded births place it above 99.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cristian compares
69,925 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Cristian's all-time total is 189x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cristian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69,925 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,024 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cristian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cristian splits its recorded history at 1995: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 3,024 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cristian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 3,024
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Cristian popularity over time - girls
1,126 total births recorded since 1972 (Cristian as girls' name)
Cristian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27,188 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Cristian's strongest decade.
27,188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cristian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 509
1970s
509 births
- 1980s 1,950
1980s
1,950 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,529 births
- 2000s
2000s
27,188 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,634 births
- 2020s 6,043
2020s
6,043 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27,188 births (39% of all-time use).
How Cristian 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 Cristian's total volume
Cristian by state
Where Cristian concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19,540 | 27.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,504 | 17.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,614 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,712 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,674 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 2,244 | 3.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,144 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,779 | 2.5% |
19,540 of 69,925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Cristian appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristian's data
- Cristian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (27,188 total births); usage has since declined to 6,043 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristians (19,540 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cristian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Cristian 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.