Cristian
Cristian is the Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname.
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Cristian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cristian is the Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
The Story of Cristian
Cristian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 3,023 births, good for #134 nationwide. About 38% of every Cristian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cristian ranks #314 for baby boys with 1,090 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 71K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cristian
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cristian. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Cristian
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Cristian (footballer, born 1994) , Brazilian footballer
- Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engineer and politician
- Cristian Agnelli (born 1985), Italian footballer
- Cristian Alberdi (born 1980), Spanish footballer
- Cristian Albu (born 1993), Romanian footballer
- Cristian Alessandrini (born 1985), Argentine footballer
- Cristian Alex (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
- Cristian Alexanda , Australian R&B singer
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Names that sound like Cristian
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cristian is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Cristian
Cristian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Cristian's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #127. Use the chart and map above to compare Cristian'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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