Is Cristian a boy or girl name?
Cristian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,078 boys were named Cristian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 70,137 US babies named Cristian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #320
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cristian since 1960
- 70,137
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,045 babies
Boys and girls named Cristian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 509 | 34 | 6.3% |
| 1980s | 1,950 | 252 | 11.4% |
| 1990s | 19,527 | 570 | 2.8% |
| 2000s | 27,186 | 212 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 14,633 | 53 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 5,134 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,078 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,029 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,046 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 993 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 988 | #332 | 5 | #15,646 |
| 2019 | 1,110 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,141 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,184 | #297 | 6 | #14,535 |
| 2016 | 1,214 | #297 | 7 | #13,219 |
| 2015 | 1,350 | #270 | 6 | #14,923 |
| 2014 | 1,346 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,537 | #234 | 6 | #15,044 |
| 2012 | 1,675 | #217 | 7 | #13,819 |
| 2011 | 2,007 | #189 | 9 | #11,397 |
| 2010 | 2,069 | #182 | 12 | #9,359 |
| 2009 | 2,399 | #162 | 14 | #8,546 |
| 2008 | 2,702 | #150 | 7 | #14,178 |
| 2007 | 2,918 | #139 | 10 | #11,020 |
| 2006 | 3,023 | #134 | 22 | #5,964 |
| 2005 | 2,745 | #142 | 26 | #4,988 |
| 2004 | 2,856 | #139 | 16 | #7,157 |
| 2003 | 2,805 | #145 | 21 | #5,633 |
| 2002 | 2,685 | #146 | 23 | #5,125 |
| 2001 | 2,630 | #150 | 28 | #4,344 |
| 2000 | 2,423 | #160 | 45 | #3,080 |
| 1999 | 2,341 | #158 | 31 | #3,824 |
| 1998 | 2,565 | #144 | 29 | #3,942 |
| 1997 | 2,331 | #145 | 42 | #2,889 |
| 1996 | 2,847 | #130 | 56 | #2,348 |
| 1995 | 2,848 | #127 | 67 | #2,031 |
| 1994 | 2,542 | #138 | 73 | #1,934 |
| 1993 | 1,786 | #180 | 73 | #1,925 |
| 1992 | 1,048 | #272 | 58 | #2,280 |
| 1991 | 669 | #358 | 83 | #1,740 |
| 1990 | 550 | #417 | 58 | #2,206 |
| 1989 | 391 | #484 | 57 | #2,149 |
| 1988 | 245 | #598 | 41 | #2,608 |
| 1987 | 194 | #656 | 19 | #4,325 |
| 1986 | 234 | #581 | 33 | #2,860 |
| 1985 | 183 | #646 | 25 | #3,436 |
| 1984 | 167 | #672 | 19 | #4,031 |
| 1983 | 145 | #716 | 22 | #3,578 |
| 1982 | 164 | #677 | 13 | #5,272 |
| 1981 | 119 | #804 | 10 | #6,424 |
| 1980 | 108 | #853 | 13 | #5,299 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 75 | #993 | 7 | #7,708 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,128 | 11 | #5,285 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,204 | 8 | #6,202 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,109 | 8 | #6,047 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,189 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,739 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cristian reached #127 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,740 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cristian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.