Follower of Christ
Derived from the Latin 'Christianus', meaning 'a Christian'. It was originally used as a description for followers of Jesus Christ and became a popular given name in the Middle Ages, particularly in Scandinavia and Germany.
About 3,641 boys were named Christian in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Academy Award-winning actor
Influential French fashion designer
NFL running back
MLB outfielder and MVP
Protagonist of the Fifty Shades series · Fifty Shades of Grey
The protagonist of the allegory The Pilgrim's Progress · The Pilgrim's Progress
American actor and producer
Fashion designer and Project Runway winner
Physicist who described the Doppler effect
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales
The same feel as Christian — far less common.
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