Khristian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KRIS-chun
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Khristian is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Khristian mean?
Greek: spelling of Christian, via Latin Christianus
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Christian, from Latin Christianus, based on Greek Christos, 'anointed'.
Is Khristian a girl's or a boy's name?
Khristian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 44 boys in the US.
How popular is Khristian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,832nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Khristian, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,895th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 131 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968. 6 girls were also named Khristian in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Khristian than any year since 1994.
Half of all the boys named Khristian in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,698 boys in the US were given Khristian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #104, up from #2,832 for this spelling alone.
- Christian 3,641
- Khristian 44
- Christiaan 7
- Christain 6
In 1985, 53% of the babies named Khristian in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 12%, with more boys than girls since 1990.
Khristian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 78 | #1,895 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,737 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,661 |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,828 |
| 2015 | 85 | #1,780 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,315 |
| 2012 | 110 | #1,466 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,429 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,503 |
| 2009 | 111 | #1,496 |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 2006 | 89 | #1,617 |
| 2005 | 94 | #1,512 |
| 2004 | 77 | #1,668 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,657 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,353 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,788 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,722 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,572 |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,773 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Nicknames for Khristian
Names like Khristian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cristian, Sebastian, Kian, Damian, Kingston, Nico, Easton, Hudson, Killian, Lucas, Kyson, Mason
Other spellings of Khristian
Names related to Khristian
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
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, “Khristian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khristian, updated 20 October 2026.