Christian
1% girls · 99% boys
About Christian
The name Christian has fallen a bit from its 90's and 00's heights, but it's still quite popular. Once considered overly pious, Christian is now seen as making a bold statement of faith by some, while also having secular appeal for others. Christian's enduring popularity may be influenced by such celebrities as Christian Slater and Christian Bale, not to mention the fashion world's Dior, Lacroix, Louboutin and Audigier.
Christian for boys#96 US
In the Middle Ages, Christian was a female name, but turned male with the introduction of the hero of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Today, there's a whole new genre of Christian names that go far beyond Christian to telegraph faith and a religion-based style, with names such as Saint, Zion, and Shiloh prime examples.
Christian for girls#4901 US
Long used as a masculine name, when you think about it there is no reason this word name can't be used on a daughter as well as a son. Only about 1 percent of the baby Christians born today are girls, but the name is not unknown for baby girls.
Pronounced KRIS-chun.
As of October 2026, Christian ranked #96 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #21 in 2006, Nameberry popularity #388.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #42 | 8,479 | #1,606 | 134 |
| 2015 | #43 | 8,218 | #1,698 | 125 |
| 2016 | #46 | 7,668 | #1,932 | 104 |
| 2017 | #52 | 7,021 | #2,115 | 91 |
| 2018 | #54 | 6,581 | #2,225 | 83 |
| 2019 | #57 | 5,780 | #2,457 | 72 |
| 2020 | #62 | 5,101 | #3,234 | 48 |
| 2021 | #71 | 4,634 | #3,304 | 48 |
| 2022 | #73 | 4,483 | #3,226 | 50 |
| 2023 | #77 | 4,153 | #3,849 | 39 |
| 2024 | #77 | 4,247 | #4,479 | 31 |
| 2025 | #96 | 3,641 | #4,901 | 27 |
World rankings
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Famous Christians
- Christian IBoy
IX, Kings of Denmark
- Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm)Boy
King of Denmark
- Christian KernBoy
Chancellor of Austria
- Christian Jackson McCaffreyBoy
professional football player (running back) for the Carolina Panthers, son of former Denver Broncos player Ed McCaffrey
- Christian Michael Leonard SlaterBoy
American actor
- Christian Charles Philip BaleBoy
British actor
- Christian Dominique BorleBoy
American actor
- Christian DiorBoy
French fashion designer
- Christian KaneBoy
American actor and singer,songwriter
- Christian Marie Marc LacroixBoy
French fashion designer
- Christian LouboutinBoy
French footwear designer
- Christian YelichBoy
professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Organization and 2018 NL MVP
- Christian CousinsBoy
American actor; twin of brother Joseph Cousins
- Christian CamargoBoy
American actor, producer, and director
- Christian Michael EcksteinBoy
American child actor
- Christian Joseph StolteBoy
American actor
- Christian Andrew PonderBoy
American NFL quarterback
- (Frederick) Christian Charles Augustus of SchleswigBoy
Holstein, Prince of Denmark; wife Princess Helena; son,in,law of Queen Victoria
- Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst AntonBoy
Prince of Schleswig,Holstein; grandson of Queen Victoria
- ChristianBoy
Sigismund, Prince of Prussia
- Christian Oskar Ernst August Wilhelm Viktor Georg HeinrichBoy
Prince of Hanover; Duke of Brunswick,Lüneburg
- Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Peter WaldemarBoy
Prince of Hanover
- ChristianBoy
Prince of Schaumburg,Lippe
- Christian Ludwig Friedrich Adolf Alexis Wilhelm FerdinandBoy
Prince of Hesse,Philippsthal,Barchfeld, German naval officer
- Christian Devi Brando (b. 1958)Boy
son of actors Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi
- Christian Aaron "Ari" Päffgen (b. 1962)Boy
son of singer Nico and actor Alain Delon
- Christian GibsonBoy
son of American actor Mel Gibson
- Christian Patrick CulkinBoy
brother of American actor Macaulay Culkin
- Christian ScheiderBoy
son of actors Roy Scheider and Brenda King
- (Peter) Christian Ulvaeus (b. 1978)Boy
son of singers Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA
- Christian DuValBoy
son of singer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees
- Christian LoveBoy
son of singer Mike Love of The Beach Boys
- Christian Heinrich Clemens Paul Frank Peter Welf WilhelmBoy
Ernst Friedrich Franz (b. 1985), Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, son of Prince Ernst August
- Christian Murphy (b. 1990)Boy
son of actor Eddie Murphy
- Christian Combs (b. 1998)Boy
son of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs
- Christian CunninghamBoy
late son of NFL player Randall Cunningham
- Christian James Martin (b. 2001)Boy
son of actress Lauralee Bell and Scott Martin
- Christian Muster (b. 2001)Boy
son of TV presenter Jo Beth Taylor and tennis player Thomas Muster
- Christian Charles Sampras (b. 2002)Boy
son of tennis player Pete Sampras and beauty queen Bridgette Wilson
- Christian Valdemar Henri John (b. 2005)Boy
Prince of Denmark
- Christian AparicioBoy
Jr. (b. 2014), son of actress Michelle Vieth and Christian Aparicio
- Christian Scott MacIntyre (b. 2016)Boy
son of singer Scott MacIntyre of "American Idol"
- Cody ChristianBoy
American actor
- Christian Audigier (born Christian Ginutti)Boy
French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines
- Christian AtsuBoy
Ghanaian footballer
- Christian BentekeBoy
Belgian professional footballer
- Christian NoboaBoy
Ecuadorian footballer
- Christian Mate PulisicBoy
American soccer player
- Christian LagadecBoy
French actor
- Christian Julien RobinBoy
French author, epigraphist, archeologist and orientalist French specialist in pre,Islamic Arabia
- Christian Coma "CC"Boy
drummer for American heavy rock band 'Black Veil Brides'
- Christian ZucconiBoy
vocalist and guitarist for American band Grouplove
- Christian Marie SerratosGirl
American actress
- Christian PitreGirl
American actress
- Christian RamsayGirl
Countess of Dalhousie, Scottish botanist and natural historian
- Christian Brynhild Ochiltree Jollie SmithGirl
Australian socialist lawyer and activist
Christian in pop culture
- Christian GreyBoy
main character from the "50 Shades of Grey" novels
- Christian WolffBoy
main character in 2016 film "The Accountant"
- Christian ReedBoy
character on the TV show "Dance Academy"
- Christian ShephardBoy
charcter on TV show "Lost"
- ChristianBoy
character from "Moulin Rouge"
- Christian TroyBoy
main character from TV show "Nip/Tuck"
- Christian "Combo" OrtegaBoy
character from "Breaking Bad"
- Christian OzeraBoy
character from Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy" series
- Christian FrostBoy
older brother of Marvel's Emma Frost
- ChristianBoy
female character in "The Cincinnati Kid"
- Christian AlessiBoy
character on TV's "Alex & Co."
- Christian Walker aka DiamondBoy
main character in the "Powers" comics
- Christian StovitzBoy
character in the 1995 movie "Clueless"