Christian is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #96 in 2025.
Christian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #96 among boys (3,641) and #4,901 among girls (27) — overall #165 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,668 | 3,677 | #4,901 | #96 |
| 2024 | 4,304 | 4,316 | #4,407 | #77 |
| 2023 | 4,197 | 4,216 | #3,851 | #77 |
| 2022 | 4,536 | 4,552 | #3,230 | #73 |
| 2021 | 4,684 | 4,708 | #3,309 | #71 |
| 2020 | 5,152 | 5,191 | #3,234 | #62 |
| 2019 | 5,853 | 5,884 | #2,458 | #57 |
| 2018 | 6,665 | 6,706 | #2,225 | #54 |
| 2017 | 7,116 | 7,165 | #2,115 | #52 |
| 2016 | 7,778 | 7,838 | #1,933 | #46 |
| 2015 | 8,345 | 8,410 | #1,698 | #43 |
| 2014 | 8,614 | 8,692 | #1,606 | #42 |
| 2013 | 9,487 | 9,563 | #1,588 | #35 |
| 2012 | 9,781 | 9,903 | #1,554 | #33 |
| 2011 | 10,501 | 10,629 | #1,376 | #30 |
| 2010 | 11,267 | 11,396 | #1,445 | #29 |
| 2009 | 12,845 | 12,995 | #1,289 | #23 |
| 2008 | 13,266 | 13,438 | #1,266 | #23 |
| 2007 | 14,280 | 14,495 | #1,173 | #22 |
| 2006 | 14,727 | 14,930 | #1,064 | #21 |
| 2005 | 14,429 | 14,684 | #1,088 | #22 |
| 2004 | 14,230 | 14,489 | #822 | #24 |
| 2003 | 14,207 | 14,556 | #822 | #25 |
| 2002 | 14,907 | 15,270 | #773 | #24 |
| 2001 | 15,857 | 16,301 | #625 | #24 |
| 2000 | 16,511 | 16,997 | #577 | #22 |
| 1999 | 15,262 | 15,729 | #529 | #25 |
| 1998 | 15,050 | 15,580 | #483 | #26 |
| 1997 | 15,682 | — | #421 | #25 |
| 1996 | 16,544 | — | #374 | #24 |
| 1995 | 14,551 | — | #356 | #28 |
| 1994 | 12,756 | — | #346 | #35 |
| 1993 | 12,767 | — | #305 | #35 |
| 1992 | 12,940 | — | #280 | #35 |
| 1991 | 10,383 | — | #297 | #48 |
| 1990 | 7,649 | — | #316 | #60 |
| 1989 | 5,389 | — | #331 | #78 |
| 1988 | 4,548 | — | #393 | #86 |
| 1987 | 3,907 | — | #393 | #90 |
| 1986 | 3,761 | — | #406 | #89 |
| 1985 | 3,453 | — | #414 | #101 |
| 1984 | 3,183 | — | #454 | #104 |
| 1983 | 2,783 | — | #522 | #112 |
| 1982 | 3,015 | — | #476 | #114 |
| 1981 | 2,651 | — | #491 | #121 |
| 1980 | 2,676 | — | #528 | #118 |
| 1979 | 2,480 | — | #744 | #120 |
| 1978 | 2,381 | — | #855 | #116 |
| 1977 | 2,453 | — | #891 | #116 |
| 1976 | 2,439 | — | #811 | #112 |
| 1975 | 2,660 | — | #738 | #103 |
| 1974 | 2,747 | — | #607 | #103 |
| 1973 | 2,915 | — | #672 | #97 |
| 1972 | 3,161 | — | #720 | #96 |
| 1971 | 2,849 | — | #722 | #122 |
| 1970 | 2,818 | — | #755 | #127 |
| 1969 | 2,342 | — | #856 | #140 |
| 1968 | 1,893 | — | #978 | #151 |
| 1967 | 1,424 | — | #1,004 | #186 |
| 1966 | 995 | — | #989 | #237 |
| 1965 | 766 | — | #1,916 | #275 |
| 1964 | 743 | — | #2,111 | #294 |
| 1963 | 715 | — | #1,759 | #299 |
| 1962 | 664 | — | #3,456 | #305 |
| 1961 | 625 | — | #2,855 | #319 |
| 1960 | 680 | — | #2,915 | #301 |
| 1959 | 604 | — | #2,409 | #323 |
| 1958 | 444 | — | #2,876 | #377 |
| 1957 | 338 | — | #3,730 | #427 |
| 1956 | 402 | — | #3,367 | #382 |
| 1955 | 360 | — | #3,823 | #385 |
| 1954 | 368 | — | #2,796 | #379 |
| 1953 | 356 | — | #2,529 | #373 |
| 1952 | 342 | — | #2,137 | #385 |
| 1951 | 287 | — | #2,714 | #414 |
| 1950 | 277 | — | #3,714 | #412 |
| 1949 | 231 | — | #2,865 | #453 |
| 1948 | 211 | — | #3,637 | #469 |
| 1947 | 201 | — | #2,786 | #492 |
| 1946 | 190 | — | #3,720 | #477 |
| 1945 | 146 | — | #4,668 | #503 |
| 1944 | 140 | — | #4,680 | #524 |
| 1943 | 135 | — | — | #542 |
| 1942 | 120 | — | #2,691 | #607 |
| 1941 | 129 | — | #3,629 | #532 |
| 1940 | 99 | — | — | #598 |
| 1939 | 94 | — | — | #601 |
| 1938 | 107 | — | #3,230 | #592 |
| 1937 | 85 | — | — | #640 |
| 1936 | 96 | — | #4,294 | #611 |
| 1935 | 71 | — | — | #725 |
| 1934 | 92 | — | — | #624 |
| 1933 | 77 | — | — | #671 |
| 1932 | 86 | — | — | #658 |
| 1931 | 94 | — | #3,546 | #634 |
| 1930 | 94 | — | — | #632 |
| 1929 | 99 | — | #4,152 | #634 |
| 1928 | 120 | — | #4,277 | #581 |
| 1927 | 118 | — | #4,388 | #584 |
| 1926 | 119 | — | #4,398 | #587 |
| 1925 | 105 | — | — | #612 |
| 1924 | 131 | — | #4,551 | #568 |
| 1923 | 121 | — | #5,085 | #583 |
| 1922 | 172 | — | #2,808 | #490 |
| 1921 | 144 | — | #2,796 | #544 |
| 1920 | 150 | — | #4,036 | #508 |
| 1919 | 125 | — | — | #531 |
| 1918 | 155 | — | — | #474 |
| 1917 | 157 | — | #3,401 | #467 |
| 1916 | 159 | — | #4,534 | #452 |
| 1915 | 158 | — | #3,495 | #445 |
| 1914 | 127 | — | #3,719 | #437 |
| 1913 | 91 | — | — | #451 |
| 1912 | 91 | — | — | #404 |
| 1911 | 46 | — | #2,535 | #457 |
| 1910 | 40 | — | — | #432 |
| 1909 | 29 | — | — | #475 |
| 1908 | 29 | — | — | #454 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #396 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | — | #364 |
| 1905 | 26 | — | — | #422 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #370 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | — | #312 |
| 1902 | 33 | — | — | #338 |
| 1901 | 38 | — | — | #278 |
| 1900 | 35 | — | — | #377 |
| 1899 | 42 | — | — | #258 |
| 1898 | 35 | — | #1,746 | #351 |
| 1897 | 39 | — | — | #288 |
| 1896 | 36 | — | — | #312 |
| 1895 | 53 | — | — | #245 |
| 1894 | 40 | — | — | #278 |
| 1893 | 39 | — | — | #279 |
| 1892 | 42 | — | — | #279 |
| 1891 | 34 | — | — | #277 |
| 1890 | 54 | — | #1,367 | #238 |
| 1889 | 57 | — | #1,166 | #227 |
| 1888 | 51 | — | — | #244 |
| 1887 | 47 | — | — | #233 |
| 1886 | 38 | — | #1,134 | #299 |
| 1885 | 55 | — | — | #218 |
| 1884 | 54 | — | — | #231 |
| 1883 | 50 | — | — | #218 |
| 1882 | 49 | — | — | #238 |
| 1881 | 53 | — | — | #208 |
| 1880 | 43 | — | — | #253 |