Meaning 
The name Christian has the following meaning: A follower of Christ. "Annointed". This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Pronunciation  The name Christian is pronounced as kris-chen
Origins  Christian originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek baby names.
Related names 
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Christian: Carsten (German), Chrestien (French), Chretien (French), Chris, Christan, Christer, Christiaan (Dutch), Christiano (Greek), Christiansen (Danish), Christie, Christien, Christino, Christion (Greek), Christo, Christos (Greek), Christy, Chrystian, Cretien (French), Cristen, Cristiaan (Dutch), Cristian (Romanian), Cristiano (Spanish), Cristino, Criston, Cristos, Cristy, Crystian, Karsten (German), Kerstan (Dutch), Khrestien, Khretien, Khris, Khristan, Khrister, Khristiaan, Khristiano, Khristiansen, Khristie, Khristien, Khristino, Khristion, Khristo, Khristos, Khristy, Khrystian, Kit, Kretien, Kris, Krischan (German), Krist (Swedish), Kristen, Krister (Greek), Kristiaan, Kristian (Scandinavian), Kristiano, Kristino, Kristo, Kriston, Kristos, Kristy, Krystian, KrystianoNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Christian are: Chris
Style 
We think the name Christian should fall under the following style category: Ending with N. See other Ending with N names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Christian to be: A faithful and strong personIn one word, you might describe Christian as a(n) " faithful" person. See other "faithful" names for boys and girls.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Christian is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 23 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Christian remained at the same ranking of 23.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Christian in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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