Name Legacy

Christan

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Christan was most popular in 1984, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,132 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,944 people named Christan.

Most popular in1984
Rank that year#2,132
Births that year95
Total since 18802,944
Given to54% boys

Christan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Christan’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Christan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Christan is a unisex name — 46.4% of the 2,944 Americans given it were girls and 53.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1996 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Christan

Where Christan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org