Latin christianus — follower of christ. The pilgrim of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, and a royal name in Denmark for five centuries.
Christian ranks 96th among American boys in 2025, with 3,668 born that year. Its best year was 1996, when 16,544 babies were given the name, ranking 24th. The typical living American called Christian is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.25% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.