How Many People Are Named Christiaan?
An estimated 838 people in the United States have the first name Christiaan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Christiaan peaked in popularity in 1968 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christiaan 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 Christiaan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
838
About 1 in 409,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1968
43 births
Total Registered
879
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christiaan
Christiaan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 879 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Christiaan as a male name
Ranked #10,056 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (43 births)
Christiaan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christiaan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 233 babies were registered. Christiaan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christiaan by Decade
How has Christiaan 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.
Christiaan by State
Birth registrations for Christiaan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Texas, California. On average, about 26 Christiaans were registered per state.
Christiaan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christiaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christiaan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christiaan?
We estimate approximately 838 people named Christiaan 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 409,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Christiaan a common name?
Christiaan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 879 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christiaan most popular?
Christiaan reached peak popularity in 1968, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christiaan is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christiaan a male name?
Christiaan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christiaan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christiaan Smith, Christiaan Johnson, Christiaan 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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