Trend of the Popularity of Christian as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,641 male babies that were named Christian in the US, which was 0.21% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Christian peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2000 with a count of 16,059 babies, which was 0.82% of the total male babies born in the US in 2000.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Christian, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Christian.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Christian in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Christian in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Christian from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Christian as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2318	0.13
1981	2235	0.13
1982	2576	0.14
1983	2419	0.14
1984	2726	0.15
1985	2915	0.16
1986	3214	0.18
1987	3324	0.18
1988	3937	0.21
1989	4625	0.23
1990	6786	0.33
1991	9447	0.47
1992	11953	0.60
1993	11891	0.61
1994	11987	0.62
1995	13813	0.73
1996	15824	0.84
1997	15059	0.80
1998	14522	0.76
1999	14783	0.77
2000	16059	0.82
2001	15457	0.80
2002	14597	0.75
2003	13908	0.70
2004	13926	0.70
2005	14210	0.71
2006	14487	0.71
2007	14063	0.68
2008	13069	0.64
2009	12657	0.64
2010	11110	0.58
2011	10334	0.54
2012	9640	0.51
2013	9352	0.49
2014	8480	0.44
2015	8220	0.43
2016	7674	0.40
2017	7025	0.38
2018	6582	0.36
2019	5781	0.32
2020	5104	0.30
2021	4636	0.27
2022	4486	0.26
2023	4158	0.24
2024	4272	0.25
2025	3641	0.21