Christain
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós, a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ).
Meaning & Origin of Christain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós, a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ).
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Etymology
The Story of Christain
As a girl name
American parents first put Christain on the record books as a girl name in 1967, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 21 Christains were born — ranking #4,357 that year. About 45% of every Christain on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Christain last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 305 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Christain as a boy name dates back to 1921, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Christain — #1,408 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Christain on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Christain last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Christain
Christain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Christain's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Christain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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