Christian

Christian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages.

From Wikipedia

Christian first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 3,759 babies (rank #20 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,294 boys (rank #29). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Christian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Christian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

65,562

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,759

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	2,105	#31
2000	2,210	#31
2001	2,018	#34
2002	2,354	#29
2003	2,236	#33
2004	2,166	#33
2005	2,173	#31
2006	3,296	#21
2007	3,759	#20
2008	3,749	#19
2009	3,351	#21
2010	3,214	#20
2011	3,116	#21
2012	2,837	#25
2013	2,862	#23
2014	2,905	#21
2015	2,711	#21
2016	2,783	#18
2017	2,729	#17
2018	2,492	#19
2019	2,135	#21
2020	2,008	#22
2021	1,738	#23
2022	1,653	#25
2023	1,541	#26
2024	1,294	#29

Year

Babies

Rank

1999

2,105

#31

2000

2,210

#31

2001

2,018

#34

2002

2,354

#29

2003

2,236

#33

2004

2,166

#33

2005

2,173

#31

2006

3,296

#21

2007

3,759

#20

2008

3,749

#19

2009

3,351

#21

2010

3,214

#20

2011

3,116

#21

2012

2,837

#25

2013

2,862

#23

2014

2,905

#21

2015

2,711

#21

2016

2,783

#18

2017

2,729

#17

2018

2,492

#19

2019

2,135

#21

2020

2,008

#22

2021

1,738

#23

2022

1,653

#25

2023

1,541

#26

2024

1,294

#29

Meaning

Numerology of Christian

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Christian

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Year-by-Year Detail