Trend of the Popularity of Christian as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 598 male babies that were named Christian in California, which was 0.33% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Christian peaked as a male baby name in California in 1996 with a count of 2,998 babies, which was 1.18% of the total male babies born in California in 1996.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Christian, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Christian.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Christian in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Christian in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Christian from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Christian as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	382	0.20
1981	481	0.24
1982	590	0.29
1983	573	0.28
1984	642	0.30
1985	656	0.29
1986	785	0.34
1987	798	0.33
1988	953	0.38
1989	1207	0.45
1990	1803	0.62
1991	2192	0.76
1992	2850	1.00
1993	2827	1.03
1994	2594	0.97
1995	2814	1.08
1996	2998	1.18
1997	2604	1.06
1998	2353	0.97
1999	2337	0.97
2000	2435	0.98
2001	2340	0.96
2002	2261	0.92
2003	2066	0.82
2004	2042	0.81
2005	2014	0.79
2006	2207	0.85
2007	2076	0.79
2008	1889	0.74
2009	1766	0.73
2010	1598	0.68
2011	1486	0.65
2012	1315	0.57
2013	1143	0.50
2014	1090	0.47
2015	1066	0.47
2016	1006	0.45
2017	915	0.42
2018	842	0.41
2019	740	0.36
2020	628	0.33
2021	577	0.31
2022	579	0.31
2023	559	0.31
2024	598	0.33