How Many People Are Named Cristian?
An estimated 69,030 people in the United States have the first name Cristian. It is predominantly male (98.4%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Cristian peaked in popularity in 2006 with 3,045 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristian 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 Cristian paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cristian is overwhelmingly male, 1,126 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
69,030
About 1 in 4,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.4% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
3,045 births
Total Registered
70,137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristian
Cristian is predominantly male (98.4%), though 1,126 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cristian as a male name
Ranked #320 in 2024
1,078 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (3,023 births)
Cristian as a female name
Ranked #15,646 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1991 (83 births)
Cristian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristian span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 27,398 babies were registered. Cristian has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cristian by Decade
How has Cristian 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.
Cristian by State
Birth registrations for Cristian span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, West Virginia. On average, about 1,557 Cristians were registered per state.
Cristian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristian
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristian?
We estimate approximately 69,030 people named Cristian 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 4,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristian a common name?
Cristian is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70,137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristian most popular?
Cristian reached peak popularity in 2006, when 3,045 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristian is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristian a male name?
Cristian is predominantly male. 98.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristian Smith, Cristian Johnson, Cristian 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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