Christiaan
Christiaan is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans male given name. An archaic spelling of the name was Christiaen with "ae" to indicate the long sound "a".
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Christiaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christiaan is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans male given name. An archaic spelling of the name was Christiaen with "ae" to indicate the long sound "a".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Christiaan
The earliest SSA record of Christiaan as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 7 babies received it. 1968 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Christiaan — #1,147 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Christiaans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 879 Christiaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Christiaan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Christiaan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chris
- Christianus
Names that sound like Christiaan
Phonetically similar names — useful when Christiaan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Christiane
- Christianne
- Christine
- Kristine
- Cristine
- Cristiana
- Christeen
- Kristeen
- Cristiani
- Kristen
- Kristin
- Christain
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About the name Christiaan
Christiaan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 879 births in the dataset. Christiaan's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Christiaan'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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