Cristian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-tee-an
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,257 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #362 for boys
Cristian is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies) and 362nd for boys in the US (906 babies).
What does Cristian mean?
Greek: Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of Christian
“follower of Christ”
The Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of Christian.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cristian a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the UK and 906 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cristian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,257among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Cristian, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 852nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 67 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Cristian than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Cristian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were given Cristian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #605, up from #1,257 for this spelling alone.
- Kristian 37
- Cristian 24
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,196th in England and Wales.
Cristian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 39 | #892 |
| 2022 | 41 | #848 |
| 2021 | 47 | #788 |
| 2020 | 39 | #852 |
| 2019 | 59 | #662 |
| 2018 | 67 | #609 |
| 2017 | 59 | #665 |
| 2016 | 51 | #738 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,003 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Cristian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #362among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 906about 1 in 1,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 906 boys in the US were named Cristian, making it the 362nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 332nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 3,024 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
2025 had fewer boys named Cristian than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Cristian in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,090 boys in the US were given Cristian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #320, up from #362 for this spelling alone.
- Cristian 906
- Kristian 184
Cristian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 906 | #362 |
| 2024 | 1,079 | #320 |
| 2023 | 1,030 | #325 |
| 2022 | 1,047 | #322 |
| 2021 | 993 | #330 |
| 2020 | 988 | #332 |
| 2019 | 1,110 | #306 |
| 2018 | 1,142 | #301 |
| 2017 | 1,184 | #297 |
| 2016 | 1,214 | #297 |
| 2015 | 1,350 | #271 |
| 2014 | 1,346 | #273 |
| 2013 | 1,537 | #234 |
| 2012 | 1,675 | #217 |
| 2011 | 2,007 | #189 |
| 2010 | 2,069 | #182 |
| 2009 | 2,399 | #162 |
| 2008 | 2,702 | #150 |
| 2007 | 2,918 | #139 |
| 2006 | 3,024 | #134 |
| 2005 | 2,746 | #142 |
| 2004 | 2,856 | #139 |
| 2003 | 2,805 | #145 |
| 2002 | 2,685 | #146 |
| 2001 | 2,630 | #150 |
| 2000 | 2,423 | #160 |
| 1999 | 2,341 | #158 |
| 1998 | 2,566 | #144 |
| 1997 | 2,331 | #145 |
| 1996 | 2,847 | #130 |
| 1995 | 2,848 | #127 |
| 1994 | 2,542 | #138 |
| 1993 | 1,786 | #180 |
| 1992 | 1,048 | #272 |
| 1991 | 670 | #357 |
| 1990 | 550 | #416 |
| 1989 | 391 | #484 |
| 1988 | 245 | #598 |
| 1987 | 194 | #656 |
| 1986 | 234 | #581 |
| 1985 | 183 | #646 |
| 1984 | 167 | #672 |
| 1983 | 145 | #714 |
| 1982 | 164 | #676 |
| 1981 | 119 | #804 |
| 1980 | 108 | #850 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,100 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,109 |
| 1977 | 75 | #989 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,146 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,115 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,201 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,107 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
Names like Cristian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian Damian Lucas Luca Caleb Cooper Tobias Mason Nico Elijah Carter Maximilian
Other spellings of Cristian
Names related to Cristian
Christian Cristiano Kristiyan Christiaan Kristan Christiano Khristian Cristhian Christin Christan
More Greek names
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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, “Cristian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristian, updated 20 October 2026.