Recorded 1982–2020 Boys' name Peak 1998 225 births

Kristjan — boys' name

225 babies named Kristjan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s762000s932010s232020s6
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kristjan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kristjan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristjan

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Kristjan between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristjan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristjan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kristjan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristjan 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 225 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.

Kristjan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

225

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

1998

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kristjan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 20202011200620021998199419841982 5

Kristjan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
93 births that decade — 41% of Kristjan's all-time total
1980s271990s762000s932010s232020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristjan?
225 babies have been named Kristjan since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 14 births.
When was Kristjan most popular?
Kristjan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kristjan been used?
Kristjan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kristjan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristopher, Kristian, Kris, Kristofer, 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, 1982–2020 (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.