Kristan
Kristan is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Kristan Bromley, British skeleton racer Kristan Cunningham, American actress and interior designer Kristan Higgins, American author Kristan Kennedy, American artist, curator, and educator Kristan Singleton, United States Virgin Islands swimmer Kristan Caryl, British journalist Kristan von Waldenfels, German politician
Meaning & Origin of Kristan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kristan is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Kristan Bromley, British skeleton racer Kristan Cunningham, American actress and interior designer Kristan Higgins, American author Kristan Kennedy, American artist, curator, and educator Kristan Singleton, United States Virgin Islands swimmer Kristan Caryl, British journalist Kristan von Waldenfels, German politician
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The Story of Kristan
As a girl name
Kristan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1945, with 17 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 242 Kristans were born — ranking #712 that year. As of 2026, Kristan ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Kristans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kristan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 26 Kristans were born — ranking #1,991 that year. As of 2026, Kristan ranks #10,599 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 645 Kristans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kristan
Kristan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Kristan's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #712. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristan'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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