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Cristian

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What official birth registration shows about Cristian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #580 to #2020.200020052010201520202025#580#2020
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#1345
1998#1642
1999#1082
2000#1096
2001#1135
2002#1077
2003#1513
2004#970
2005#982
2006#1224
2007#1201
2008#1206
2009#1218
2010#1082
2011#1688
2012#947
2013#931
2014#959
2015#950
2016#691
2017#621
2018#580
2019#622
2020#856
2021#738
2022#799
2023#843
2024#1025
2025#1197

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 23 of the 46 years from 1979 to 2024.

In 2024: #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1025 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #493 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2011

    Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1967–2011).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1197 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Norway in 1981.

Cristian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#119724HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#102529HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#84338HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#79940HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#73846HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#85634HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#62258HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#58064HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#62158HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#69150HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#95031HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#95930HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#93131HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#94731HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#108225HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#121820HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#120620HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#120119HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#122417HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#98222HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#97021HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#107715HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#113513HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#109613HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#108213HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#13459HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2993HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5424HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5344HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#3889HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5674HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4487HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4428HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5665HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4518HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#36312HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#31714HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5675HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4628HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#30316HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#34713HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#34713HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#25719HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#39910HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#37811HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#29515HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4119HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#32813HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4189HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#37111HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4129HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5096HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4008HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#37010HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4358HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4956HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#3979HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#38310HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#3869HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4047HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4235HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cristian is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Cristian, between 1967 and 2025, in 56 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: highest position in 1981Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1979England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2018Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319672025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1967–201130#257 in 1981
Republic of Ireland1979–202423#324 in 1979
England and Wales1996–202530#580 in 2018
Northern Ireland2003–20152#299 in 2003

Its high point came 39 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1979) than in England and Wales (2018).

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What is known about Cristian

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Norway in 1981. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.