Christion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-chan
- Origin
- Greek
Christion is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christion mean?
Greek: spelling of Christian
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Christian, the hero of John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).
Is Christion a girl's or a boy's name?
Christion is a boys' name.
How popular is Christion in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 139 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Christion in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Christion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,568 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,274 |
| 1998 | 139 | #986 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,453 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Nicknames for Christion
- Chris 34 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Christion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cristian Carson Caleb Jackson Colton Jaylen Austin Zion Mason Cooper Lucas Griffin
Names related to Christion
Christian Cristiano Cristhian Christen Christiano Christon Christin
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from 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, “Christion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christion, updated 20 October 2026.