Unisex name · since 1942
Kristian
20,814 babies named Kristian in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,814
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
20,814 babies have been named Kristian since 1942, making it today's #1147 unisex name.
Kristian has 20,814 recorded births among boys since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1147 as of the latest data, more common than 92% 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 1942 to 2025.
- #822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,814 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristian ranks #822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,814 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,814
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kristian's 20,814 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristian compares
20,814 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Kristian's all-time total is 56x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,814 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 614 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kristian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristian's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 614, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 614
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Kristian popularity over time - girls
6,820 total births recorded since 1959 (Kristian as girls' name)
Kristian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,596 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kristian's strongest decade.
5,596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kristian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 141
1950s
141 births
- 1960s 555
1960s
555 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,363 births
- 1980s 1,717
1980s
1,717 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,194 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,596 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,867 births
- 2020s 1,357
2020s
1,357 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,596 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kristian 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 Kristian's total volume
Kristian by state
Where Kristian concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,677 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,070 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,736 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,402 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 937 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 717 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 665 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 651 | 3.1% |
2,677 of 20,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Kristian appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristian's data
- Kristian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,596 total births); usage has since declined to 1,357 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristians (2,677 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 Kristian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Kristian 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.