Name meaning & stats
Kristian
Kristian means “Christ, anointed one” (Ancient Greek origin). 27,634 US babies since 1940, peak 1996.
What it means
“Christ, anointed one”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Cristian
In US birth records
Peak year: 1996
27,634 US babies were named Kristian between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kristian (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 4 Cristians spell it Kristian
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1996)