Given name & surname
Kristan
“an anointed Christian”
Kristan is a variant of Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristan is a variant of Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristan is a variant of Kristian. An origin associated with Kristian is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,195
- 650 boys · 5,545 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,086 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −92%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 65% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,086 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,620 as a first name in 2020; 328 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.
Kristan’s family of names
In English usage, Kristan has a related form in Kristin. Kristan has a related form in Kristian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kristan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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