EveryBabyNames

Christian

4 countries#96 in United States, 2025
US
#96
in United States, 2025
FR
#672
in France, 2022
SCOT
#441
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#253
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
880,612
Peak year (United States)
1996
Peak-year count
16,544
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Christian was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

473,843 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #96 · peaked in 1996 with 16,544 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

405,758 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #672 · peaked in 1949 with 17,304 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Yvelines, Pas-de-Calais, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

671 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #441 · peaked in 2006 with 33 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

340 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #253 · peaked in 2007 with 22 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Christian’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#21
2007#22↓1
2008#23↓1
2009#23
2010#29↓6
2011#30↓1
2012#33↓3
2013#35↓2
2014#42↓7
2015#43↓1
2016#46↓3
2017#52↓6
2018#54↓2
2019#57↓3
2020#62↓5
2021#71↓9
2022#73↓2
2023#77↓4
2024#77
2025#96↓19

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