Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Christian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Christian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2000

Peak era

2000

Peak rank proxy

16,057

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20002024

Peak year

2000

Decline from peak

73.6%

2024

4,247

All-time

450,258

Christian is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2000, when 16,057 boys were named Christian.

In 2024, only 4,247 boys were given the name.

Down 73.6% from its peak.

All told, about 450,258 Americans have been named Christian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2000

200016,057 boys named Christian

20244,247 boys named Christian

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