Given name
Kristjan
“an anointed Christian”
Kristjan has a related form in Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristjan has a related form in Kristian. One Scandinavian interpretation is “an anointed Christian.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kristjan has a related form in 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kristjan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 225
- 225 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 375 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kristjan’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Kristjan has a short form in Risto. In Estonian usage, Kristjan has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christian. In Estonian usage, Kristjan has a related form in Kristen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristjan has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kristjan
- Kristjan Jaak PetersonEstonian writer (1801-1822)
- Kristjan ČehSlovenian discus throwerborn 1999
- Kristjan PalusaluEstonian wrestler (1908–1987)
- Kristjan RaudEstonian artist (1865-1943)
- Kristjan KangurEstonian basketball player (born 1982)
- Kristijan KorenSlovenian road bicycle racerborn 1986
- Kristjan JärviEstonian conductor (born 1972)
- Kristjan IlvesEstonian Nordic combined skier (born 1996)
- Kristjan FajtSlovenian cyclistborn 1982
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