Cristian is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Cristian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #362 for boy births in the United States (and #710 across all names), given to 906 babies — 912 including U.S. territories. Cristian was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 2006 (3,024 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 906 | 912 | — | #362 |
| 2024 | 1,079 | 1,079 | — | #320 |
| 2023 | 1,030 | 1,030 | — | #325 |
| 2022 | 1,047 | 1,055 | — | #322 |
| 2021 | 993 | 999 | — | #330 |
| 2020 | 993 | 993 | #15,654 | #332 |
| 2019 | 1,110 | 1,115 | — | #306 |
| 2018 | 1,142 | 1,150 | — | #301 |
| 2017 | 1,190 | 1,201 | #14,539 | #297 |
| 2016 | 1,221 | 1,230 | #13,224 | #297 |
| 2015 | 1,356 | 1,369 | #14,927 | #271 |
| 2014 | 1,346 | 1,361 | — | #273 |
| 2013 | 1,543 | 1,556 | #15,048 | #234 |
| 2012 | 1,682 | 1,707 | #13,819 | #217 |
| 2011 | 2,016 | 2,045 | #11,398 | #189 |
| 2010 | 2,081 | 2,105 | #9,363 | #182 |
| 2009 | 2,413 | 2,441 | #8,547 | #162 |
| 2008 | 2,709 | 2,743 | #14,179 | #150 |
| 2007 | 2,928 | 2,976 | #11,021 | #139 |
| 2006 | 3,046 | 3,106 | #5,964 | #134 |
| 2005 | 2,772 | 2,870 | #4,989 | #142 |
| 2004 | 2,872 | 2,969 | #7,158 | #139 |
| 2003 | 2,826 | 2,947 | #5,633 | #145 |
| 2002 | 2,708 | 2,830 | #5,125 | #146 |
| 2001 | 2,658 | 2,826 | #4,344 | #150 |
| 2000 | 2,468 | 2,614 | #3,080 | #160 |
| 1999 | 2,372 | 2,583 | #3,824 | #158 |
| 1998 | 2,595 | 2,864 | #3,942 | #144 |
| 1997 | 2,373 | — | #2,889 | #145 |
| 1996 | 2,903 | — | #2,348 | #130 |
| 1995 | 2,915 | — | #2,031 | #127 |
| 1994 | 2,615 | — | #1,934 | #138 |
| 1993 | 1,859 | — | #1,925 | #180 |
| 1992 | 1,106 | — | #2,280 | #272 |
| 1991 | 753 | — | #1,740 | #357 |
| 1990 | 608 | — | #2,207 | #417 |
| 1989 | 448 | — | #2,149 | #484 |
| 1988 | 286 | — | #2,608 | #598 |
| 1987 | 213 | — | #4,325 | #656 |
| 1986 | 267 | — | #2,860 | #581 |
| 1985 | 208 | — | #3,436 | #646 |
| 1984 | 186 | — | #4,031 | #672 |
| 1983 | 167 | — | #3,579 | #715 |
| 1982 | 177 | — | #5,270 | #676 |
| 1981 | 129 | — | #6,423 | #804 |
| 1980 | 121 | — | #5,298 | #853 |
| 1979 | 66 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1978 | 62 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1977 | 82 | — | #7,709 | #993 |
| 1976 | 68 | — | #5,284 | #1,128 |
| 1975 | 54 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1974 | 54 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1973 | 55 | — | #6,201 | #1,204 |
| 1972 | 62 | — | #6,048 | #1,110 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,136 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | #1,975 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,043 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,344 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,185 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,738 |