Christian Name Popularity

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How popular is Christian?

Ranking 55th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Christian is popular.

Currently in the top 100, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #21 in 2006.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2000 with 16,057 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Christian in any given year was 26 in 1905.

Christian, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1915, 1937-1941, 1942-1946, 1947-1952, 1955-1960, 1963-1972, 1981-1996, and 1997-2000, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2005-2017.

Christian's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Christian be?

Christian's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Christian has dropped.

The name Christian is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Christia. (Girl)		Christia. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		82	2,229	6,509	55
2017		91	2,111	6,996	52
2016		104	1,928	7,633	46
2015		125	1,693	8,196	43
2014		134	1,600	8,455	42
2013		135	1,584	9,332	35
2012		141	1,552	9,621	33
2011		167	1,375	10,314	30
2010		157	1,445	11,097	29
2009		188	1,288	12,642	23
2008		197	1,266	13,058	23
2007		217	1,172	14,056	22
2006		240	1,064	14,476	21
2005		219	1,086	14,205	22
2004		304	821	13,921	24
2003		299	822	13,900	25
2002		310	773	14,594	24
2001		400	624	15,454	24
2000		452	576	16,057	22
1999		478	530	14,779	25
1998		528	483	14,516	26
1997		623	421	15,058	25
1996		720	374	15,824	24
1995		737	356	13,809	28
1994		770	345	11,985	35
1993		876	305	11,886	35
1992		987	280	11,954	35
1991		936	297	9,442	48
1990		863	316	6,777	60
1989		762	331	4,619	78
1988		612	393	3,930	86
1987		583	393	3,322	90
1986		547	406	3,207	89
1985		538	414	2,915	101
1984		457	453	2,724	104
1983		364	522	2,418	112
1982		439	476	2,574	114
1981		416	491	2,235	121
1980		358	528	2,314	118
1979		218	744	2,268	119
1978		173	854	2,212	115
1977		159	891	2,297	116
1976		171	811	2,267	112
1975		197	738	2,463	103
1974		257	607	2,487	104
1973		222	674	2,699	97
1972		199	719	2,963	96
1971		210	723	2,645	122
1970		196	754	2,623	127
1969		148	855	2,193	140
1968		113	978	1,782	151
1967		104	1,002	1,322	186
1966		107	989	889	237
1965		36	1,918	730	275
1964		32	2,109	710	295
1963		43	1,759	673	298
1962		14	3,456	651	304
1961		19	2,855	604	320
1960		18	2,915	660	302
1959		23	2,410	582	323
1958		17	2,875	424	377
1957		11	3,731	328	427
1956		13	3,368	392	379
1955		10	3,825	350	385
1954		16	2,796	352	379
1953		18	2,529	337	375
1952		23	2,137	319	385
1951		15	2,714	272	414
1950		9	3,713	267	412
1949		13	2,868	218	453
1948		9	3,637	202	469
1947		14	2,787	187	491
1946		8	3,719	182	477
1945		5	4,668	141	503
1944		5	4,681	135	524
1943		< 5	--	135	542
1942		12	2,692	108	607
1941		7	3,629	122	533
1940		< 5	--	99	598
1939		< 5	--	94	601
1938		8	3,230	99	592
1937		< 5	--	85	639
1936		5	4,294	91	611
1935		< 5	--	71	725
1934		< 5	--	92	624
1933		< 5	--	76	678
1932		< 5	--	86	658
1931		7	3,546	87	634
1930		< 5	--	94	632
1929		6	4,153	93	635
1928		6	4,278	114	581
1927		6	4,388	112	584
1926		6	4,397	113	587
1925		< 5	--	105	612
1924		6	4,551	125	568
1923		5	5,086	116	584
1922		12	2,807	160	490
1921		12	2,796	132	544
1920		7	4,036	143	508
1919		< 5	--	125	531
1918		< 5	--	155	474
1917		8	3,401	149	467
1916		5	4,534	154	452
1915		7	3,495	151	445
1914		5	3,719	122	437
1913		< 5	--	91	451
1912		< 5	--	91	404
1911		5	2,535	41	457
1910		< 5	--	40	432
1909		< 5	--	29	475
1908		< 5	--	29	454
1907		< 5	--	32	396
1906		< 5	--	33	364
1905		< 5	--	26	422
1904		< 5	--	30	370
1903		< 5	--	36	312
1902		< 5	--	33	338
1901		< 5	--	38	278
1900		< 5	--	35	377
1899		< 5	--	42	258
1898		5	1,746	30	351
1897		< 5	--	39	288
1896		< 5	--	36	312
1895		< 5	--	53	245
1894		< 5	--	40	278
1893		< 5	--	39	279
1892		< 5	--	42	279
1891		< 5	--	34	277
1890		5	1,367	49	238
1889		6	1,166	51	227
1888		< 5	--	51	244
1887		< 5	--	47	233
1886		5	1,134	33	299
1885		< 5	--	55	218
1884		< 5	--	54	231
1883		< 5	--	50	218
1882		< 5	--	49	238
1881		< 5	--	53	208
1880		< 5	--	43	253

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.