Cristhian
Masculine · “follower of Christ”
Cristhian respells Christian, and the Greek christos means anointed — a translation of the Hebrew mashiach, messiah.
How old is the name Cristhian?
Cristhian first appears in US birth records in 1981 — 44 years ago. The typical Cristhian alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 1,400 people named Cristhian are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Cristhian most popular?
Cristhian peaked in 2025, reaching #2183 nationally. Today it ranks #2183, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From mashiach to Cristhian
The story of Cristhian
Christos is a translation, not a name — the Greek for 'anointed one', rendering the Hebrew messiah. Acts records that the followers were first called Christians at Antioch, apparently by outsiders. Cristhian and Cristian are standard Latin American spellings and appear in American records in current use.
Meaning
follower of Christ; anointed
From the Latin Christianus, from the Greek christos, 'anointed', which translates the Hebrew mashiach. Acts says the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch. The Cristhian spelling is a Latin American variant. The Greek is documented.
How the name formed
- mashiach
- christos
- Christianus
- Cristhian
Related forms: Cristian · Christian · Cristiano
Pronouncing Cristhian
krees-tee-AHN
Three syllables, stress on the third. The h in this spelling is silent.
Nicknames for Cristhian
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1981
- Most boys named
- 202565 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2183reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +22.6%65 in 2025, from 53
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Cristhian in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Cristian in Spanish — spelling variant
- Christian in English — spelling variant
- Cristiano in Portuguese — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Cristhians among us
people named Cristhian are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 26,278 born in 2025 was named Cristhian
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Ethaniel test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Cristhian's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Ethaniel climbed just as high around 2009, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Ethaniel's path sketches the road Cristhian is walking now.
Cristhian sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Cristhian is headed
Cristhian should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Cristhian beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Cristhian in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Christ is a translation of messiah rather than a name is a first-rate fact.
- Cris is available as a short form with a large record.
- The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- Cristian without the h is the standard Spanish spelling.
- The silent h invites constant correction.
- It reads as strongly Christian, which some families weigh.
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Frequently asked
- How many Cristhians are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,400 people named Cristhian are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Cristhian in 2025?
- Cristhian ranks #2183 among US boy names in 2025, with 65 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Cristhian?
- About 1 in every 26,278 US boys born in 2025 was named Cristhian — 65 in all.
- Will my child share the name Cristhian with classmates?
- Cristhian will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Cristhian
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