How rare is the name Christan?

3,663 people in the United States have the first name Christan, about 1 in 82,455. It ranks #4,889 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

CHRISTAN

#4,889

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,663
About
1 in 82,455
This common or more
84.6%
Who bears it

Of the 3,663 people named Christan, 45.1% reported their origin as White, 25.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 22.4% as Black. 62.6% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Christan peaked in 1984, when 95 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19522025
Peak year
1984
Births that year
95
In 2025*
8 ▼92%
Recorded as
used for both

At least 2,944 babies have been given the name since 1952. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Christan by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1980s, when it ranked #2,467. The largest share of babies named Christan, 43.8%, were born between 1981 and 1996, as millennials.

1950s#12,23212
1960s#7,70371
1970s#3,852328
1980s#2,467810
1990s#3,172775
2000s#4,793590
2010s#7,916304
2020s#17,26054
Baby boom 1946–641%
Generation X 1965–8015.1%
Millennials 1981–9643.8%
Generation Z 1997–1232.1%
2013 and later8%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Christan

#4,887 Job · 3,667#4,888 Adley · 3,665#4,890 Damari · 3,662#4,891 Carlin · 3,660

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Christan, most common first.

#92 Christine · 482,596#109 Christina · 423,584#111 Christian · 415,787#581 Christy · 91,660#1,014 Christie · 42,083#1,195 Christa · 32,795#1,635 Christi · 19,328#2,085 Chrystal · 13,010

Also a last name

As a last name, Christan ranks #101,718 of 156,621, with 189 people. See Christan as a last name

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