Kristian is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Kristian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,149 among boys (184) and #11,464 among girls (8) — overall #2,279 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 192 | 192 | #11,464 | #1,149 |
| 2024 | 208 | 208 | #6,539 | #1,125 |
| 2023 | 231 | 231 | #6,811 | #1,022 |
| 2022 | 253 | 253 | #7,482 | #955 |
| 2021 | 268 | 268 | #7,122 | #912 |
| 2020 | 309 | 309 | #4,497 | #825 |
| 2019 | 309 | 309 | #6,091 | #795 |
| 2018 | 351 | 351 | #5,247 | #732 |
| 2017 | 384 | 384 | #3,958 | #709 |
| 2016 | 404 | 409 | #3,497 | #690 |
| 2015 | 401 | 401 | #5,223 | #677 |
| 2014 | 437 | 437 | #4,064 | #655 |
| 2013 | 453 | 463 | #3,106 | #621 |
| 2012 | 498 | 508 | #3,032 | #581 |
| 2011 | 508 | 513 | #3,480 | #551 |
| 2010 | 529 | 539 | #2,858 | #542 |
| 2009 | 617 | 629 | #2,279 | #508 |
| 2008 | 613 | 623 | #2,737 | #502 |
| 2007 | 640 | 652 | #2,498 | #475 |
| 2006 | 658 | 667 | #2,365 | #466 |
| 2005 | 657 | 667 | #2,328 | #446 |
| 2004 | 599 | 610 | #2,095 | #484 |
| 2003 | 664 | 682 | #1,997 | #438 |
| 2002 | 647 | 666 | #1,630 | #458 |
| 2001 | 703 | 718 | #1,598 | #421 |
| 2000 | 748 | 761 | #1,248 | #419 |
| 1999 | 735 | 756 | #1,157 | #415 |
| 1998 | 810 | 834 | #1,002 | #401 |
| 1997 | 828 | — | #929 | #389 |
| 1996 | 886 | — | #757 | #385 |
| 1995 | 837 | — | #785 | #397 |
| 1994 | 803 | — | #709 | #442 |
| 1993 | 759 | — | #828 | #428 |
| 1992 | 802 | — | #699 | #448 |
| 1991 | 718 | — | #647 | #511 |
| 1990 | 672 | — | #626 | #570 |
| 1989 | 528 | — | #661 | #676 |
| 1988 | 410 | — | #833 | #677 |
| 1987 | 425 | — | #715 | #697 |
| 1986 | 451 | — | #688 | #656 |
| 1985 | 458 | — | #659 | #649 |
| 1984 | 364 | — | #795 | #680 |
| 1983 | 239 | — | #1,215 | #747 |
| 1982 | 308 | — | #1,076 | #659 |
| 1981 | 288 | — | #1,028 | #711 |
| 1980 | 251 | — | #1,262 | #716 |
| 1979 | 288 | — | #1,844 | #566 |
| 1978 | 295 | — | #1,874 | #532 |
| 1977 | 341 | — | #2,144 | #468 |
| 1976 | 295 | — | #2,230 | #499 |
| 1975 | 325 | — | #1,823 | #486 |
| 1974 | 288 | — | #1,605 | #525 |
| 1973 | 288 | — | #1,658 | #512 |
| 1972 | 267 | — | #1,644 | #547 |
| 1971 | 272 | — | #1,762 | #539 |
| 1970 | 212 | — | #1,940 | #625 |
| 1969 | 187 | — | #1,857 | #663 |
| 1968 | 111 | — | #2,039 | #836 |
| 1967 | 102 | — | #1,897 | #914 |
| 1966 | 74 | — | #2,281 | #1,096 |
| 1965 | 55 | — | #3,477 | #1,197 |
| 1964 | 47 | — | #5,221 | #1,252 |
| 1963 | 59 | — | #4,140 | #1,109 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #7,062 | #1,446 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1960 | 37 | — | — | #1,309 |
| 1959 | 49 | — | #6,746 | #1,178 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,068 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,149 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,569 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,709 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,151 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,573 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,526 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,174 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,564 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,840 |