Christian Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Christian

Christian Name Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: criss-ch(in)
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Christian Name Meaning

A deeply religious name that’s seen a spike in modern popularity, Christian means “follower of Christ”. He’s a sweet pick with a soft sound, wearing well among today’s naming trends.

As his popularity has been steady since the 1980s, Christian is a familiar name that doesn’t at all feel too title-esque despite being one. He’s managed to graduate from being another word name into a regular pick aside Ryan, Nathan, and Isaiah.

Christian also has some serious cool vibes to him thanks to being the name of several contemporary movie and sports stars. Royal watchers can also recognize him as the name of several kings.

A gentle name, Christian has a soothing sound. He does feel quite mature and can be a little tricky for a small child to say, but he does work on all ages. Nicknames like Chris or the playful Christo make him more approachable, but overall he’s free from feeling stuffy.

Christian is a gentle soul with a generous heart, often concerned with others before himself. He takes his responsibilities seriously and is always sure to live up to his word. He has a hidden playful side that doesn’t often show but is beloved by those around him.

Christian Name Popularity

How popular is the name Christian? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	411	14	0.004%
1911	414	19	0.0051%
1912	399	53	0.0105%
1913	456	50	0.0088%
1914	440	80	0.0115%
1915	425	120	0.0132%
1916	485	100	0.0104%
1917	464	112	0.0112%
1918	474	117	0.0109%
1919	556	80	0.0076%
1920	535	95	0.0085%
1921	564	91	0.0079%
1922	494	117	0.0105%
1923	592	75	0.0067%
1924	565	92	0.0079%
1925	657	59	0.0052%
1926	657	57	0.0052%
1927	613	70	0.0063%
1928	587	73	0.0068%
1929	628	58	0.0056%
1930	608	65	0.0062%
1931	702	40	0.0041%
1932	688	44	0.0045%
1933	674	41	0.0044%
1934	657	48	0.005%
1935	686	40	0.0041%
1936	621	51	0.0053%
1937	684	40	0.0041%
1938	656	47	0.0046%
1939	617	53	0.0052%
1940	587	66	0.0062%
1941	555	76	0.0068%
1942	629	62	0.0049%
1943	531	99	0.0076%
1944	579	72	0.0058%
1945	509	99	0.0081%
1946	473	140	0.0095%
1947	513	136	0.0081%
1948	488	142	0.0089%
1949	452	172	0.0107%
1950	426	208	0.0129%
1951	418	220	0.013%
1952	389	268	0.0154%
1953	381	288	0.0163%
1954	379	310	0.017%
1955	403	283	0.0154%
1956	380	344	0.0182%
1957	436	269	0.014%
1958	376	383	0.0203%
1959	324	532	0.028%
1960	310	607	0.032%
1961	324	548	0.029%
1962	309	606	0.033%
1963	306	622	0.0347%
1964	300	668	0.0379%
1965	280	686	0.0419%
1966	237	863	0.0553%
1967	186	1,286	0.0847%
1968	152	1,761	0.1173%
1969	140	2,177	0.1413%
1970	126	2,623	0.1648%
1971	122	2,638	0.1756%
1972	96	2,955	0.217%
1973	96	2,693	0.2077%
1974	103	2,479	0.1907%
1975	103	2,453	0.1909%
1976	112	2,246	0.1743%
1977	117	2,285	0.1695%
1978	114	2,198	0.1635%
1979	120	2,255	0.1599%
1980	118	2,303	0.1575%
1981	121	2,221	0.1511%
1982	114	2,561	0.1714%
1983	113	2,399	0.1626%
1984	104	2,715	0.1825%
1985	101	2,902	0.1912%
1986	89	3,199	0.2119%
1987	90	3,306	0.2166%
1988	86	3,916	0.2513%
1989	78	4,611	0.2857%
1990	60	6,774	0.4087%
1991	48	9,442	0.5793%
1992	35	11,953	0.7489%
1993	35	11,886	0.7624%
1994	35	11,985	0.781%
1995	28	13,809	0.9162%
1996	24	15,823	1.0568%
1997	25	15,058	1.0181%
1998	26	14,512	0.9696%
1999	25	14,777	0.9867%
2000	22	16,056	1.0511%
2001	24	15,453	1.0256%
2002	24	14,591	0.9737%
2003	25	13,898	0.9135%
2004	24	13,916	0.913%
2005	22	14,202	0.9289%
2006	21	14,472	0.9242%
2007	22	14,052	0.8906%
2008	23	13,056	0.8447%
2009	23	12,641	0.8458%
2010	29	11,095	0.7699%
2011	30	10,306	0.7234%
2012	33	9,617	0.6749%
2013	35	9,319	0.6545%
2014	42	8,444	0.5796%
2015	43	8,183	0.5624%
2016	46	7,617	0.5283%
2017	52	6,960	0.4987%
2018	55	6,503	0.4733%
2019	57	5,732	0.4234%
2020	63	4,987	0.3918%
2021	72	4,583	0.3749%
2022	73	4,435	0.3362%

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Names Like Christian

If you like Christian, you’ll love these other names like Christian.

What names are diminutives of Christian?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Christian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Christian, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Chris	Bearing Christ	Greek
Christie	Bearing Christ	Scottish
Christo	Follower of Christ	Latin
Christos	Follower of Christ; bearing Christ	Latin
Christy	Follower of Christ; bearing Christ	Scottish
Cristos	Follower of Christ	Latin
Cristy	Follower of Christ	Latin
Kit	Bearing Christ	Greek
Kris	A diminutive form of Christopher.	Scandinavian
Kristo	Follower of Christ; bearing Christ	Latin

What names are variants of Christian?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Christian.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Chrestien	Follower of Christ	Latin
Chretien	Follower of Christ	Latin
Christan	Follower of Christ	Latin
Christer	Follower of Christ	Latin

Christiano	Follower of Christ	Latin
Chrystian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Cristen	Follower of Christ	Latin
Cristian	Follower of Christ	English
Cristiano	Follower of Christ	Latin
Cristino	Follower of Christ	Latin
Criston	Follower of Christ	Latin
Krister	Follower of Christ	Latin
Kristian	Follower of Christ	Scandinavian
Krystian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Krystiano	Follower of Christ	Latin

What names sound like Christian?

If you like how Christian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Christian.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Christmas	Christ festival	French
Christopher	Bearing Christ	English
Tristan	Sadness	Welsh

What names are similar to Christian?

Find a name that’s like Christian, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Angel	Messenger of God	Greek

Austin	Great	English
Bennett	Blessed	English
Calvin	Hairless one	English
Gabriel	God is my strength	Hebrew
Jeremiah	God will exalt	Hebrew
Parker	Keeper of the park	English
Preston	Priest's town	English
Rafael	God heals	Spanish
Roman	One from Rome	Latin

Lists With Christian

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Christian.

Siblings of Christian

Mamas with kids named Christian also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Elsie	God is my oath	English
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew
Layla	Night	Arabic
Lorenzo	Laurel	Italian
Serenity	Calmness	English
Liam	Helmet of will	Irish

Elizabet	God's promise; God is my oath	Hebrew
Lyanna	Gracous, Field	American
Baylie	Berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
Rebbecca	To bind	Hebrew
Greyson	Son of the steward	English

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Jeaninne Jul 6 at 8:04 am

His dad name is Christopher and I like Christian and his twin brother name is greyson

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Roxanne Dec 31 at 8:05 am

Because I like it

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Vanessa Sep 14 at 3:30 am

For some reason the name stuck out to both of us and we liked it on our list of names. Then when choosing it seemed the perfect fit as his dad is Christopher and we had his middle name as a mesh of his 2 grandfathers names. So now our baby boy is named after the 3 important men in his life ?

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Jessica Aug 7 at 1:50 pm

Fathers middle name

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Cece Feb 16 at 2:50 pm

Bundle of joy

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Brittany Oct 16 at 11:11 am

I just heard the name when I was pregnant, and at the time it wasn’t a popular name, so I went with it

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Amanda Jun 16 at 12:12 pm

Daddy’s name is Chris, we liked this as an alternative to a Jr.
I wanted a name he could grow up with – something that sounds like a strong man when he gets to that point.

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Laura Sep 10 at 2:51 pm

Beautiful boy name

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laura Aug 28 at 2:18 am

I chose this name bc of my best friend Christiana (we’re Latvian so there’s a male and female version of the name), bc she was with me the whole pregnancy and now helps a lot with the baby, bc the situation with his father went down and he left us a few months into the pregnancy.

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Erica Jun 14 at 4:38 am

I chose my sons name because it means follower of Christ.

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Daniella Jun 13 at 10:57 am

The name Christian was a mutual decision between myself and my husband. Although his middle name Larry comes from his uncle that passed away a year ago in March and we delivered on his birthday

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Amber Jun 8 at 10:22 am

His name is actually Christian-Ahamd I chose the name Christian because his dad name is Christian and Ahmed because my name is amber I wanted to stay with my a names because I have 3 other children with a names Ambion Ashton and Akeera

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Kelley Jun 4 at 10:01 pm

Christian was an easy pick for how perfect it sounded. Both my husband and I loved it from the start.

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Tanya Apr 14 at 4:13 pm

I chose Christian for my son because I wanted him to be a follower of Christ. I love the name Christian and I am quick to correct anyone who calls him Chris…his name is Christian 😉

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