Follower of Christ
A Dutch variation of the name Christian, derived from the Latin 'Christianus'. It signifies a person who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ and has been a staple in the Netherlands for centuries.
Less common today
Christiaan isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,579 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Physicist and astronomer who discovered Saturn's moon Titan
Cardiac surgeon who performed the first human-to-human heart transplant
South African heart surgeon
Nobel Prize-winning physician and pathologist
