A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Christian

/ˈkrɪstʃən/ · boy name · № 96 of 1,000
temperate · unruffled · burnished

Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Latin name Christianus, which developed from ancient Greek. It appeared in English records by the twelfth century, where it was recorded for both sexes before narrowing in scope. American registrations began at a quiet, low volume in 1880, until a sustained rise carried it into the national top twenty-five in 1996.
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Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data
1880 peak: 16,544 souls, A.D. 1996 2025
2025: 3,668 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
26 yrs
Most Christians were born around 2000 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.
Peak Reign
1996
№24 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 48%
then Millennial 26% · Gen Alpha 18%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈474K ever born · now falling
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Christian grew up with

SSA Data
Wii Sports·early Minecraft servers·YouTube after school

Generation Distribution — Living Christians

SSA Data
Gen X 7%Millennial 26%Gen Z 48%Gen Alpha 18%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Christian peaked in 1996.
Estimated average age: 26.

What people think

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First Impressions

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The name reads as a late-1990s arrival who reached driving age just as car dashboards stopped including compact disc slots. With an average age hovering around twenty-six, it currently occupies the stretch of adulthood spent fielding group chats about airport logistics. A bearer from its peak era tends to be pictured owning at least one insulated travel tumbler that has never once held hot coffee. The syllables remain so phonetically frictionless that nobody has ever had to spell them twice at a pharmacy counter.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01
The name reached its high-water mark in 1996 with around 17,000 births, landing at rank twenty-four.
Field Note 02
Generation Z accounts for about 48 percent of all living bearers, giving the name a center of gravity well after the year 2000.
Field Note 03
The federal ledger shows roughly four percent of American births under the name have been female.

Notable Christians

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Christian Baleactor, b. 1974
Christian Slateractor, b. 1969
Christian McCaffreyfootball player, b. 1996
Christian Pulisicsoccer player, b. 1998

Adjacent Names

Ephemera — If Christian were a…

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City
Fort Collins, Colorado
Color
Hunter green nylon
Job
Audio technician
Hardware
An anodized aluminum carabiner with three keys
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