Christiane
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kris-tee-AN
- Origin
- Greek
Christiane is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christiane mean?
Greek: French, German and Dutch feminine form of Christian, from Latin Christianus
“follower of Christ”
French, German and Dutch feminine form of Christian, which comes from the Latin word for a follower of Christ.
Is Christiane a girl's or a boy's name?
Christiane is a girls' name.
How popular is Christiane in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 girls.
Christiane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Christiane in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 87 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Christiane in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christiane in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 33 | #2,803 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,486 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,952 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,915 |
| 1977 | 66 | #1,609 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,729 |
| 1975 | 70 | #1,459 |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,616 |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,527 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 87 | #1,266 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,706 |
| 1969 | 70 | #1,370 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,594 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,600 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 32 | #2,108 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,920 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,886 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,740 |
| 1958 | 28 | #2,116 |
| 1957 | 23 | #2,346 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,596 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 25 | #2,022 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,120 |
| 1949 | 18 | #2,339 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
Nicknames for Christiane
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Christiane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicole, Jessica, Catherine, Jasmine, Melissa, Michelle, Chloe, Cassandra, Stephanie, Robyn, Holly, Zoe
Names related to Christiane
Christina, Christine, Cristina, Christiana, Cristiana, Christianna, Christen, Christin
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie
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, “Christiane: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christiane, updated 20 October 2026.