Spellings
Christian or Cristian?
In the US in 2025, 75% of babies in this name family were spelled Christian and 19% Cristian. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Christian75% of the family3,641 born in 2025#96 among boys−56% since 2015Cristian19% of the family906 born in 2025#362 among boys−33% since 2015Kristian4% of the family184 born in 2025#1,145 among boys−51% since 2015Cristhian1% of the family65 born in 2025#2,183 among boys+71% since 2015Khristian1% of the family44 born in 2025#2,833 among boys−48% since 2015
Ten years ago
Christian already led in 2015, with 82% of the family's births; it has 75% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 10,068 to 4,840 births (−52%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 8,220 | 3,641 | −56% |
| Cristian | 1,350 | 906 | −33% |
| Kristian | 375 | 184 | −51% |
| Cristhian | 38 | 65 | +71% |
| Khristian | 85 | 44 | −48% |
How they sound
- Christian /ˈkrɪstʃən/ (KRIS-chun)
- Cristian /ˈkrɪstʃən/ (KRIS-chun)
- Kristian /ˈkrɪstʃən/ (KRIS-chun)
- Cristhian /krɪsˈtiən/ (kris-TEE-un)
- Khristian /ˈkrɪstʃən/ (KRIS-chun)
In France
In France in 2025: Christian 50 births (#764 among boys), Cristian 20 births and Kristian 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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