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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 627 babies (rank #90 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

8,165

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

627

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	627	#90
1997	562	#93
1998	575	#93
1999	478	#105
2000	448	#105
2001	402	#110
2002	419	#114
2003	399	#121
2004	423	#125
2005	476	#116
2006	402	#132
2007	436	#125
2008	373	#148
2009	336	#165
2010	312	#177
2011	257	#204
2012	237	#220
2013	239	#218
2014	248	#228
2015	265	#214
2016	251	#224

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

627

#90

1997

562

#93

1998

575

#93

1999

478

#105

2000

448

#105

2001

402

#110

2002

419

#114

2003

399

#121

2004

423

#125

2005

476

#116

2006

402

#132

2007

436

#125

2008

373

#148

2009

336

#165

2010

312

#177

2011

257

#204

2012

237

#220

2013

239

#218

2014

248

#228

2015

265

#214

2016

251

#224

Meaning

Numerology of Christian

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Christian

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Year-by-Year Detail