Chistian
Derived from the Latin "Christianus", meaning a follower of Christ.
Name Census estimates that about 213 living Americans carry the first name Chistian. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Chistian today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chistian births was 1992 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chistian. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
213
~ 1 in 1,609,175 Americans
Peak year
1992
19 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2011 SSA rank
#11,075
Tracked since 1982
Census
Chistian in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 548 people with the first name Chistian, which placed it at #19,346 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,346
National first-name rank
People counted
548
548 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
64.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chistian
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chistian is Hispanic at 64.2%. The next largest groups are White (23.4%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chistian described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chistian at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino64.2% · 352
- White23.4% · 128
- Black or African American8.2% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 11
- Two or more races1.8% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Chistian: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chistian from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 111 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chistian by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chistian during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chistians live
Origin
Meaning and history of Chistian
The name Christian is derived from the Ancient Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ." It has its origins in early Christianity and is closely tied to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
The name gained widespread usage after the crucifixion of Jesus in the 1st century AD. It was initially used to refer to the early followers of Jesus in the ancient city of Antioch. The term "Christian" is mentioned in the New Testament, particularly in the book of Acts, where it is recorded that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Christian is found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus. In his work "Annals," Tacitus mentions the persecution of Christians in Rome under the reign of Emperor Nero in the 1st century AD.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Christian. One of the most famous is Christian the Pilgrim, the protagonist of John Bunyan's allegorical novel "The Pilgrim's Progress," published in 1678. This work is considered a classic of English literature and has had a significant impact on Protestant Christian theology.
Another prominent individual with the name Christian is Christian Frederick Martin (1796-1873), the German-born American luthier who founded the C.F. Martin & Company, one of the world's most renowned manufacturers of acoustic guitars.
In the realm of science, Christian Doppler (1803-1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist who is best known for discovering the Doppler effect, a principle that explains the perceived change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between the source and the observer.
The name Christian has also been prominent in the arts. Christian Dior (1905-1957) was a French fashion designer who founded the iconic fashion house Dior and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the world of haute couture.
Finally, Christian Bale (born 1974) is a British actor who has received critical acclaim for his performances in films such as "The Machinist," "The Dark Knight" trilogy, and "The Fighter," for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
People
Chistian + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chistian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chistian: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chistian?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 213 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chistian going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,609,175 US residents.
Is Chistian a common name?
We classify Chistian as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 219 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chistian most popular?
The single biggest year for Chistian was 1992, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chistian is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chistian in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 548 people with the name Chistian, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,346 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chistian in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chistian?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chistian leans strongly male. 522 people counted with this name were male (95.1%), compared with 27 female bearers (4.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chistian?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chistian is Hispanic at 64.2%. The next largest groups are White (23.4%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chistian most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Chistian in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.2% (352 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chistian in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chistian a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chistian in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Chistian still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chistian in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chistian can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Chistian?
See how many people have the name Chistian on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.