Kristian

Kristian: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Christian”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
KRIS-tee-un · 3 syllables
Used for
Both (25% girls, 75% boys since 1880)

Variant spelling of Christian/Kristian, from Latin Christianus meaning 'a Christian.' This spelling is especially common in Scandinavian and Slavic-language contexts.

How popular is Kristian?

202462.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kristian in 2024207

2024 rank#1,124 boys

Peak year1996

Total US babies since 188027,439

Kristian is fading: recent use is about 57% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kristian

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Kristian questions

What does the name Kristian mean?

Kristian means "Christian". It comes from Slavic. Variant spelling of Christian/Kristian, from Latin Christianus meaning 'a Christian.' This spelling is especially common in Scandinavian and Slavic-language contexts.

Is Kristian a boy or girl name?

Kristian is used for both: about 25% of US babies named Kristian since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Kristian?

207 US babies were named Kristian in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.

How do you pronounce Kristian?

Kristian is usually pronounced KRIS-tee-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.