Christian
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Kristian.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Christian (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Christian has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 128 |
| 1999 | 122 |
| 2000 | 128 |
| 2001 | 87 |
| 2002 | 88 |
| 2003 | 100 |
| 2004 | 75 |
| 2005 | 75 |
| 2006 | 74 |
| 2007 | 71 |
| 2008 | 64 |
| 2009 | 68 |
| 2010 | 66 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 72 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2014 | 81 |
| 2015 | 64 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 77 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 35 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 16,653 |
| 2000 | 17,024 |
| 2001 | 17,354 |
| 2002 | 17,632 |
| 2003 | 18,056 |
| 2004 | 18,324 |
| 2005 | 18,439 |
| 2006 | 18,635 |
| 2007 | 18,737 |
| 2008 | 18,941 |
| 2009 | 19,021 |
| 2010 | 19,079 |
| 2011 | 19,123 |
| 2012 | 19,204 |
| 2013 | 19,266 |
| 2014 | 19,362 |
| 2015 | 19,443 |
| 2016 | 19,507 |
| 2017 | 19,583 |
| 2018 | 19,671 |
| 2019 | 19,736 |
| 2020 | 19,800 |
Christian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christian.Hi! My name is Christian.
- Har du träffat Christian? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Christian? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Christian kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Christian is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Christians mamma är lärare.Christian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christians mamma is Christian's mum.
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Questions about Christian
How do you pronounce Christian in Swedish?
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What does the name Christian mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Kristian.
How popular is Christian in Sweden?
35 babies were named Christian in 2022. In 2020, 19,800 people in Sweden had Christian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.