Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Christian

KRIS-chun · 9 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Follower of Christ
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#77
2024 births4,247
Peak year2000
First appeared1880
Total US births450,258
2000 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ChrisCris
Alternate spellings
KristianCristian
In other languages
Cristian (Spanish)Kristian (Scandinavian)Christophe (French)

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