Chrystian
The Story of Chrystian
As a girl name
Chrystian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 10 births, good for #8,805 nationwide. About 59% of every Chrystian on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chrystian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 70 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Chrystian as a boy name dates back to 1986, when 8 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Chrystian — #2,015 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Chrystian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Chrystian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 781 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chrystian
Chrystian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 781 births in the dataset. Chrystian's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Chrystian'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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