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Christian is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 470,105 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 450,258 as boys and 19,847 as girls. Christian gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined significantly. It is the #143 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,278
2023 4,192
2022 4,533
2021 4,682
2020 5,149
2019 5,852
2018 6,664
2017 7,112
2016 7,772
2015 8,343
2014 8,613
2013 9,485
2012 9,780
2011 10,501
2010 11,266
2009 12,842
2008 13,265
2007 14,279
2006 14,727
2005 14,428
2004 14,229
2003 14,207
2002 14,906
2001 15,857
2000 16,509
1999 15,261
1998 15,050
1997 15,682
1996 16,543
1995 14,550
1994 12,756
1993 12,766
1992 12,941
1991 10,383
1990 7,645
1989 5,390
1988 4,547
1987 3,907
1986 3,761
1985 3,452
1984 3,184
1983 2,783
1982 3,015
1981 2,651
1980 2,676
1979 2,482
1978 2,380
1977 2,454
1976 2,439
1975 2,659
1974 2,747
1973 2,915
1972 3,161
1971 2,851
1970 2,818
1969 2,342
1968 1,894
1967 1,424
1966 996
1965 766
1964 743
1963 715
1962 664
1961 625
1960 680
1959 604
1958 444
1957 338
1956 402
1955 360
1954 368
1953 356
1952 342
1951 287
1950 277
1949 231
1948 211
1947 201
1946 190
1945 146
1944 140
1943 135
1942 120
1941 129
1940 99
1939 94
1938 107
1937 85
1936 96
1935 71
1934 92
1933 77
1932 86
1931 94
1930 94
1929 99
1928 120
1927 118
1926 119
1925 105
1924 131
1923 121
1922 172
1921 144
1920 150
1919 125
1918 155
1917 157
1916 159
1915 158
1914 127
1913 91
1912 91
1911 46
1910 40
1909 29
1908 29
1907 32
1906 33
1905 26
1904 30
1903 36
1902 33
1901 38
1900 35
1899 42
1898 35
1897 39
1896 36
1895 53
1894 40
1893 39
1892 42
1891 34
1890 54
1889 57
1888 51
1887 47
1886 38
1885 55
1884 54
1883 50
1882 49
1881 53
1880 43