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Kristian

Kristian was the #1,145 boys' name in the US in 2025 (184 babies), and #856 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Kristian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kristian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Kristian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,145 (184)#856 (37)———#1,374 (17)
2024#1,122 (190)#1,000 (30)———#1,654 (12)
2023#1,019 (214)#910 (34)#728 (3)——#1,687 (11)
2022#953 (238)#771 (42)———#1,557 (12)
2021#910 (252)#790 (41)#605 (4)—#631 (4)#1,277 (16)
2020#822 (279)#719 (46)#536 (5)—#741 (3)#1,312 (15)
2019#794 (289)#740 (44)——#466 (7)#1,152 (18)
2018#732 (326)#535 (72)#516 (5)—#749 (3)#993 (22)
2017#707 (346)#581 (65)#733 (3)—#443 (7)#937 (24)
2016#689 (359)#525 (74)——#491 (6)#892 (26)
2015#677 (375)#506 (76)#686 (3)—#421 (8)#791 (30)
2014#655 (400)#520 (73)#533 (5)#398 (3)#508 (6)#806 (29)
2013#620 (400)#581 (61)#466 (6)—#605 (4)#836 (28)
2012#580 (442)#434 (91)#568 (4)#311 (5)#379 (10)#719 (33)
2011#551 (462)#528 (66)#648 (3)#311 (4)#387 (10)#565 (45)

Kristian as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kristian as a girl’s name, US, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Kristian as a girl’s name, US, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSScotlandCanada
2025#10,917 (8)——
2024#6,394 (18)——
2023#6,680 (17)——
2022#7,281 (15)——
2021#6,967 (16)——
2020#4,453 (30)——
2019#5,986 (20)——
2018#5,152 (25)——
2017#3,919 (38)——
2016#3,464 (45)——
2015#5,127 (26)——
2014#4,003 (37)——
2013#3,076 (53)——
2012#3,006 (56)——
2011#3,452 (46)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1997 at #389.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1942.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 200,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kristian is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kristian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #711ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #892TXFlorida: #754FL
Kristian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KristianCanadaGirls—too few
KristianCanadaBoys#1,37417
KristianEngland & WalesBoys#85637
KristianIrelandBoys—too few
KristianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KristianScotlandGirls—too few
KristianScotlandBoys—too few
KristianUSGirls#10,9178
KristianUSBoys#1,145184