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Christian

“Follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and French origin

Boy's name · #96 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Christian has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #21 (2006) · 453,968 babies named Christian all-time · 1 in 470 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #93 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Christians

• Christian Bale — American-English actor (born 1974)
• Christian Wulff — 10th German Federal President
• Christian Dopplerr — Austrian mathematician and physicist (1803-1853)
• Christian Dior — French fashion designer (1905–1957)
• Christian Eriksen — Danish association football player

In stories & tradition

• Christian Shephard — Lost
• Christian Troy — Nip/Tuck
• Christian Clarke — EastEnders

What Christians become

Among 20,953 notable people named Christian:

Medical professionals appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Christian Bohr, Danish physician (1855-1911).

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