Kristian
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of Christ; form of Christian.
How Kristian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #676 |
| 2016 | #692 |
| 2017 | #709 |
| 2018 | #731 |
| 2019 | #795 |
| 2020 | #823 |
| 2021 | #911 |
| 2022 | #954 |
Kristian by the numbers
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Kristian. In the US, 383 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 614 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Christian
Like Kristian, each of these traces back to Christian: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
- Krisbearing christ; short for Kristina or Christian89 in the US (2017)
- Karstenfollower of christ; a form of Christian62 in the US (2017)
- Carstenfollower of Christ; a form of Christian42 in the US (2017)
- Cristhianfollower of Christ; a variant of Christian39 in the US (2017)
- Christianoa form of Christian meaning follower of Christ34 in the US (2017)
- Christanfollower of Christ; variant of Christian24 in the US (2017)
- Cristianafollower of christ; a form of Christian14 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kristian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Khristianfollower of christ; a form of Christian103 in the US (2017)
- Kristinfollower of Christ; a form of Christine65 in the US (2017)
- Krystianfollower of Christ; a form of Christian36 in the US (2017)
- Kristanfollower of christ; a spelling variant of Kristen or Christian16 in the US (2017)
- Kristion7 in the US (2017)
- Kristifollower of christ; a form of kristina or christine26 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kristian
Names that are said the same way as Kristian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- Cristianfollower of christ; christian1,181 in the US (2017)
- Christienfollower of christ; spelling variant of Christian8 in the US (2017)
- Christionfollower of christ; spelling variant of Christian8 in the US (2017)
- Chrystianfollower of christ; spelling variant of Christian8 in the US (2017)
- Christianefollower of christ; a form of Christine7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean Christ
Like Kristian, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christopherbearer of Christ8,255 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
- Kristopherbearer of christ; a form of Christopher370 in the US (2017)
- Cristianofollower of Christ; Christian255 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kristian
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