Christan

Gender: Boy
Say it: KRIS-tan
Origin: Latin
US rank, 2025: #8,906 for boys

Christan is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).

What does Christan mean?

Latin: spelling of Kristan, itself a variant of Kristian, form of Christian

“follower of Christ”

Variant of Kristian, the Scandinavian form of Christian, from Latin Christianus meaning follower of Christ.

Meaning borrowed from Kristan.

Is Christan a girl's or a boy's name?

Christan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Christan in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 boys.

1998Busiest: 5 in 20022013

Christan in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2013	5	#3,466
2012	0	–
2011	3	#4,837
2010	4	#4,026
2009	3	#4,691
2008	3	#4,615
2007	3	#4,486
2006	4	#3,522
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	3	#3,593
2002	5	#2,358
2001	4	#2,714
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	3	#3,021

How popular is Christan in the US?

Rank in 2025: 8,906th among boys
Babies in 2025: 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
Five-year trend: Falling down 34% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Christan, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.

Half of all the boys named Christan in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 49 boys in the US were given Christan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,241, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.

Christen 10
Christon 10
Kristen 10
Christan 8
Kriston 6
Kristan 5

In 1970, 55% of the babies named Christan in the US were girls. By 2012 it was 13%, with more boys than girls since 1997.

1959Busiest: 55 in 20042025

Christan in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	8	#8,906
2024	8	#8,982
2023	13	#6,512
2022	12	#6,822
2021	6	#10,794
2020	7	#9,548
2019	21	#4,635
2018	16	#5,536
2017	24	#4,220
2016	30	#3,595
2015	30	#3,590
2014	27	#3,784
2013	34	#3,187
2012	33	#3,294
2011	40	#2,903
2010	38	#3,013
2009	49	#2,559
2008	44	#2,752
2007	40	#2,918
2006	54	#2,309
2005	55	#2,178
2004	55	#2,127
2003	49	#2,202
2002	39	#2,500
2001	45	#2,245
2000	47	#2,132
1999	46	#2,060
1998	46	#2,037
1997	42	#2,093
1996	33	#2,375
1995	36	#2,205
1994	29	#2,551
1993	38	#2,086
1992	33	#2,248
1991	36	#2,046
1990	27	#2,483
1989	30	#2,239
1988	24	#2,432
1987	20	#2,637
1986	24	#2,288
1985	21	#2,426
1984	33	#1,722
1983	12	#3,410
1982	14	#3,107
1981	13	#3,219
1980	14	#3,097
1979	17	#2,668
1978	11	#3,399
1977	9	#3,834
1976	13	#2,945
1975	13	#2,900
1974	17	#2,356
1973	18	#2,214
1972	13	#2,658
1971	17	#2,278
1970	14	#2,508
1969	15	#2,216
1968	8	#3,106
1967	0	–
1966	0	–
1965	0	–
1964	6	#3,600
1963	6	#3,645
1962	0	–
1961	0	–
1960	0	–
1959	6	#3,618

Names like Christan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ethan, Dylan, Nathan, Austin, Roman, Jordan, Tristan, Caleb, Logan, Evan, Vinnie, Mason

Other spellings of Christan

Christen, Christon, Kristen, Kriston, Kristan

Names related to Christan

Christian, Cristian, Cristiano, Christiaan, Christiano, Khristian, Cristhian

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Christan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christan, updated 20 October 2026.