Kristian is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “follower of Christ.” In 2024 it was given to 189 boys in the United States.
Kristian belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “follower of Christ” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kristian first appears in Social Security records in 1942. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #385 in 1996, and in 2024 189 babies received the name — 20,627 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kristian means “follower of Christ” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kristian is a boy name. In 2024, 189 babies received the name in the US.
Kristian comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Kristian first appears in US records in 1942. Its best-ever ranking was #385 in 1996, and 189 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kristian is pronounced /ˈkrɪst.jan/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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