Given name & surname
Christiana
“follower of Christ”
Christiana is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christiana is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christiana is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Christiana is used as a feminine counterpart of Christian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christiana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,938
- 0 boys · 10,938 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 309 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,907 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,907 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 51.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 309 in 1996. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,997 as a first name in 2020; 752 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christiana’s family of names
In French usage, Christiana has a diminutive in Tiana. Christiana is a feminine form of Christian. In German usage, Christiana has a related form in Christine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Christiana has relatives in 11 languages.
23 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Christiana
- Christiana FigueresCosta Rican diplomat engaged in UNborn 1956
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgDuchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg (1634-1701)
- Christiana Mariana von ZieglerGerman poet1695–1760
- Christiana MorganAmerican psychoanalyst1897–1967
- Christiana Carteaux BannisterAmerican business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist (1819–1902)
- Christiana Abiodun EmanuelNigerian missionary (1907-1994)
- Obaapa ChristyGhanaian gospel singer
- Christiana GuinleBrazilian actressborn 1965
- Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness DonoughmoreIrish noble1732–1788
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Christiana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Juana
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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