The first name Christiaan
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Christiaan, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 10 births (#2,036).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Christiaan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Christiaan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Christiaan, the 9,895th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1968, when 43 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Christiaan
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Christiaan HuygensDutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629–1695)
- Christiaan EijkmanDutch physician (1858–1930)
- Christiaan Hendrik PersoonGerman mycologist (1761-1836)
- Christiaan de WetBoer general, rebel and politician (1854-1922)
- Christiaan SnouckDutch orientalist (1857–1936)
- Christiaan CornelissenDutch economist (1864-1942)
- Cornelis Christiaan BergDutch botanist (1934-2012)
- Christiaan LindemansDutch double agent (1912-1946)
- Christiaan van LennepDutch tennis player (1887–1955)
- Christiaan VarenhorstDutch volleyball player, born 1990
- Christiaan TonnisGerman artist, born 1956
- Chris BergerDutch sprinter (1911–1965)
Questions
- How popular is the name Christiaan?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Christiaan, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2010, with 10 births.
- Is Christiaan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 886 US babies named Christiaan since 1880 were boys.
- When was Christiaan most popular?
- 1968 in the United States, when 43 babies were named Christiaan, its highest rank at 1,149th.