Recorded 1996–2015 Unisex name Peak 1996 15 births

Kristyan — boys' name

15 babies named Kristyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s10
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kristyan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kristyan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Kristyan between 1996 and 2015, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kristyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Kristyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kristyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristyan 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 15 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.

Kristyan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

15

Since 1996

20 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1996

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kristyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1996

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 201520111996 5

Kristyan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Kristyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Kristyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Kristyan's all-time total
1990s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristyan?
15 babies have been named Kristyan since 1996. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Kristyan most popular?
Kristyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Kristyan a unisex name?
Yes, Kristyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kristyan been used?
Kristyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 20 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kristyan?
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.

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, 1996–2015 (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.