How Many People Are Named Christan?
An estimated 2,817 people in the United States have the first name Christan. It is used for both genders, with 53.5% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Christan peaked in popularity in 1984 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Christan is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,817
About 1 in 121,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.5% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1984
95 births
Total Registered
2,936
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christan
Christan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.5%) and females (46.5%). Out of 2,936 total births registered, 1,570 were male and 1,366 were female.
Christan as a male name
Ranked #9,118 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (55 births)
Christan as a female name
Ranked #17,446 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1982 (74 births)
Christan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 810 babies were registered. Christan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christan by Decade
How has Christan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christan by State
Birth registrations for Christan span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Missouri. On average, about 32 Christans were registered per state.
Christan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Christan
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Christan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christan?
We estimate approximately 2,817 people named Christan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 121,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Christan a common name?
Christan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,936 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christan most popular?
Christan reached peak popularity in 1984, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christan is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christan a male name?
Christan is predominantly male. 53.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christan Smith, Christan Johnson, Christan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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