How Many People Are Named Kristian?
people named Kristian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,799 people in the US has this name
Based on 27,634 babies named Kristian in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
886 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian and Finnish form of CHRISTIAN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kristian, 24.9% were girls and 75.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1950s: 3.4% of the babies were girls then and 7.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kristian alive today is about 28 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kristian first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 1996, to 886 babies. In 2025, 192 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kristian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #385, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #1,149. Among girls, its best rank was #625, in 1990.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,149 | #11,460 |
| Best rank | #385 (1996) | #625 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #462 in the 2000s | #791 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kristian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kristian were born in California than in any other state: about 3,097 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kristian was given 1.8 times as often in Louisiana, 1.7 times in Mississippi and 1.6 times in Alabama.
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