Is Kristian a boy or girl name?
Kristian is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 189 boys were named Kristian, so 8.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.8% of the 27,439 US babies named Kristian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,124
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,507
- Babies named Kristian since 1942
- 27,439
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 886 babies
Boys and girls named Kristian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 141 | 5 | 3.4% |
| 1960s | 555 | 185 | 25% |
| 1970s | 2,363 | 508 | 17.7% |
| 1980s | 1,717 | 2,005 | 53.9% |
| 1990s | 5,194 | 2,656 | 33.8% |
| 2000s | 5,596 | 950 | 14.5% |
| 2010s | 3,865 | 407 | 9.5% |
| 2020s | 1,172 | 96 | 7.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 189 | #1,124 | 18 | #6,507 |
| 2023 | 214 | #1,021 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2022 | 238 | #954 | 15 | #7,476 |
| 2021 | 252 | #912 | 16 | #7,116 |
| 2020 | 279 | #824 | 30 | #4,496 |
| 2019 | 289 | #795 | 20 | #6,090 |
| 2018 | 326 | #731 | 25 | #5,246 |
| 2017 | 346 | #709 | 38 | #3,958 |
| 2016 | 358 | #690 | 45 | #3,497 |
| 2015 | 375 | #677 | 26 | #5,222 |
| 2014 | 400 | #655 | 37 | #4,061 |
| 2013 | 399 | #621 | 53 | #3,106 |
| 2012 | 442 | #581 | 56 | #3,030 |
| 2011 | 462 | #551 | 46 | #3,478 |
| 2010 | 468 | #542 | 61 | #2,858 |
| 2009 | 531 | #508 | 86 | #2,279 |
| 2008 | 546 | #502 | 67 | #2,736 |
| 2007 | 565 | #475 | 75 | #2,498 |
| 2006 | 578 | #466 | 80 | #2,365 |
| 2005 | 580 | #446 | 77 | #2,327 |
| 2004 | 512 | #484 | 87 | #2,095 |
| 2003 | 573 | #438 | 91 | #1,997 |
| 2002 | 533 | #458 | 114 | #1,630 |
| 2001 | 587 | #421 | 116 | #1,598 |
| 2000 | 591 | #419 | 157 | #1,248 |
| 1999 | 566 | #415 | 169 | #1,157 |
| 1998 | 610 | #401 | 200 | #1,002 |
| 1997 | 614 | #389 | 214 | #929 |
| 1996 | 607 | #385 | 279 | #757 |
| 1995 | 583 | #397 | 254 | #785 |
| 1994 | 509 | #442 | 294 | #709 |
| 1993 | 520 | #428 | 239 | #828 |
| 1992 | 493 | #448 | 309 | #699 |
| 1991 | 377 | #511 | 341 | #647 |
| 1990 | 315 | #570 | 357 | #627 |
| 1989 | 218 | #676 | 310 | #661 |
| 1988 | 193 | #677 | 217 | #833 |
| 1987 | 171 | #697 | 254 | #715 |
| 1986 | 186 | #656 | 265 | #688 |
| 1985 | 182 | #649 | 276 | #659 |
| 1984 | 162 | #680 | 202 | #795 |
| 1983 | 134 | #747 | 105 | #1,215 |
| 1982 | 175 | #659 | 133 | #1,076 |
| 1981 | 148 | #711 | 140 | #1,028 |
| 1980 | 148 | #716 | 103 | #1,262 |
| 1979 | 230 | #566 | 58 | #1,844 |
| 1978 | 242 | #532 | 53 | #1,874 |
| 1977 | 297 | #468 | 44 | #2,144 |
| 1976 | 257 | #499 | 38 | #2,231 |
| 1975 | 274 | #486 | 51 | #1,824 |
| 1974 | 229 | #525 | 59 | #1,605 |
| 1973 | 233 | #512 | 55 | #1,658 |
| 1972 | 212 | #547 | 55 | #1,644 |
| 1971 | 221 | #539 | 51 | #1,762 |
| 1970 | 168 | #625 | 44 | #1,940 |
| 1969 | 142 | #663 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1968 | 76 | #836 | 35 | #2,039 |
| 1967 | 63 | #914 | 39 | #1,897 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,096 | 28 | #2,281 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,197 | 14 | #3,476 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,252 | 8 | #5,221 |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,109 | 11 | #4,141 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,446 | 5 | #7,061 |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,177 | 5 | #6,746 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,709 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,526 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kristian reached #385 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #627 in 1990. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kristian
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.