Christian

Greek or English from Latin
"anointed one or follower of Christ"

Christian Origin and Meaning

The name Christian is a boy's name of English, Greek, Latin origin meaning "anointed one or follower of Christ".

The name Christian has fallen a bit from its 90's and 00's heights, but it's still quite popular. Once considered overly pious, Christian is now seen as making a bold statement of faith by some, while also having secular appeal for others. Christian's enduring popularity may be influenced by such celebrities as Christian Slater and Christian Bale, not to mention the fashion world's Dior, Lacroix, Louboutin and Audigier.

In the Middle Ages, Christian was a female name, but turned male with the introduction of the hero of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

Today, there's a whole new genre of Christian names that go far beyond Christian to telegraph faith and a religion-based style, with names such as Saint, Zion, and Shiloh prime examples.

# 77 in the US

Christian Rank in US Top 1000

# 478 on Nameberry

Christian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Christian Popularity

Famous People Named Christian

  • Christian I
    IX, Kings of Denmark
  • Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm)
    King of Denmark
  • Christian Kern
    Chancellor of Austria
  • Christian Jackson McCaffrey
    professional football player (running back) for the Carolina Panthers, son of former Denver Broncos player Ed McCaffrey
  • Christian Michael Leonard Slater
    American actor
  • Christian Charles Philip Bale
    British actor
  • Christian Dominique Borle
    American actor
  • Christian Dior
    French fashion designer
  • Christian Kane
    American actor and singer,songwriter
  • Christian Marie Marc Lacroix
    French fashion designer
  • Christian Louboutin
    French footwear designer
  • Christian Yelich
    professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers Organization and 2018 NL MVP
  • Christian Cousins
    American actor; twin of brother Joseph Cousins
  • Christian Camargo
    American actor, producer, and director
  • Christian Michael Eckstein
    American child actor
  • Christian Joseph Stolte
    American actor
  • Christian Andrew Ponder
    American NFL quarterback
  • (Frederick) Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig
    Holstein, Prince of Denmark; wife Princess Helena; son,in,law of Queen Victoria
  • Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernst Anton
    Prince of Schleswig,Holstein; grandson of Queen Victoria
  • Christian
    Sigismund, Prince of Prussia
  • Christian Oskar Ernst August Wilhelm Viktor Georg Heinrich
    Prince of Hanover; Duke of Brunswick,Lüneburg
  • Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Peter Waldemar
    Prince of Hanover
  • Christian
    Prince of Schaumburg,Lippe
  • Christian Ludwig Friedrich Adolf Alexis Wilhelm Ferdinand
    Prince of Hesse,Philippsthal,Barchfeld, German naval officer
  • Christian Devi Brando (b. 1958)
    son of actors Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi
  • Christian Aaron "Ari" Päffgen (b. 1962)
    son of singer Nico and actor Alain Delon
  • Christian Gibson
    son of American actor Mel Gibson
  • Christian Patrick Culkin
    brother of American actor Macaulay Culkin
  • Christian Scheider
    son of actors Roy Scheider and Brenda King
  • (Peter) Christian Ulvaeus (b. 1978)
    son of singers Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA
  • Christian DuVal
    son of singer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees
  • Christian Love
    son of singer Mike Love of The Beach Boys
  • Christian Heinrich Clemens Paul Frank Peter Welf Wilhelm
    Ernst Friedrich Franz (b. 1985), Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, son of Prince Ernst August
  • Christian Murphy (b. 1990)
    son of actor Eddie Murphy
  • Christian Combs (b. 1998)
    son of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs
  • Christian Cunningham
    late son of NFL player Randall Cunningham
  • Christian James Martin (b. 2001)
    son of actress Lauralee Bell and Scott Martin
  • Christian Muster (b. 2001)
    son of TV presenter Jo Beth Taylor and tennis player Thomas Muster
  • Christian Charles Sampras (b. 2002)
    son of tennis player Pete Sampras and beauty queen Bridgette Wilson
  • Christian Valdemar Henri John (b. 2005)
    Prince of Denmark
  • Christian Aparicio
    Jr. (b. 2014), son of actress Michelle Vieth and Christian Aparicio
  • Christian Scott MacIntyre (b. 2016)
    son of singer Scott MacIntyre of "American Idol"
  • Cody Christian
    American actor
  • Christian Audigier (born Christian Ginutti)
    French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines
  • Christian Atsu
    Ghanaian footballer
  • Christian Benteke
    Belgian professional footballer
  • Christian Noboa
    Ecuadorian footballer
  • Christian Mate Pulisic
    American soccer player
  • Christian Lagadec
    French actor
  • Christian Julien Robin
    French author, epigraphist, archeologist and orientalist French specialist in pre,Islamic Arabia
  • Christian Coma "CC"
    drummer for American heavy rock band 'Black Veil Brides'
  • Christian Zucconi
    vocalist and guitarist for American band Grouplove

Christian in Pop Culture

  • Christian Grey
    main character from the "50 Shades of Grey" novels
  • Christian Wolff
    main character in 2016 film "The Accountant"
  • Christian Reed
    character on the TV show "Dance Academy"
  • Christian Shephard
    charcter on TV show "Lost"
  • Christian
    character from "Moulin Rouge"
  • Christian Troy
    main character from TV show "Nip/Tuck"
  • Christian "Combo" Ortega
    character from "Breaking Bad"
  • Christian Ozera
    character from Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy" series
  • Christian Frost
    older brother of Marvel's Emma Frost
  • Christian
    female character in "The Cincinnati Kid"
  • Christian Alessi
    character on TV's "Alex & Co."
  • Christian Walker aka Diamond
    main character in the "Powers" comics
  • Christian Stovitz
    character in the 1995 movie "Clueless"