Unisex name · since 1968
Khristian
Khristian has 2,801 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,801
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khristian currently ranks #2851 among unisex names in America, with 2,801 babies recorded since 1968.
Khristian has 2,801 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2851 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,658 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,801 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khristian ranks #2,658 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,801 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,801
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khristian's 2,801 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Khristian compares
2,801 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Khristian's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khristian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,801 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khristian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khristian splits its recorded history at 2000: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khristian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Khristian popularity over time - girls
559 total births recorded since 1969 (Khristian as girls' name)
Khristian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (993 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Khristian's strongest decade.
993 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Khristian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
497 births
- 2000s
2000s
817 births
- 2010s
2010s
993 births
- 2020s 363
2020s
363 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 993 births (35% of all-time use).
How Khristian 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 Khristian's total volume
Khristian by state
Where Khristian concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 278 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 201 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 131 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 120 | 4.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 94 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 85 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 56 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 41 | 1.5% |
278 of 2,801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Khristian appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- Khristian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (993 total births) through the 2020s (363) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Khristians (278 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 Khristian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Khristian 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.