Christmas Forename
122,866th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,367 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
American Samoa
Christmas Forename Definition:
(m. f.) this, like other names of Church festivals, was sometimes given to children born on that day (cf. Pentecost, Easter, &c.) and is found from the 13th C down to at least as late as 1863. It gave rise to a not uncommon surname. It has now been replaced by Noel (q.
Read More About This ForenameChristmas Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 828 | 1:18,628 | 2,080 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 527 | 1:336,934 | 12,062 |
| Uganda | 90% | 464 | 1:88,269 | 4,243 |
| United States | 86% | 300 | 1:1,208,457 | 23,739 |
| Philippines | 98% | 268 | 1:395,558 | 14,222 |
| South Africa | 94% | 259 | 1:210,551 | 13,347 |
| Indonesia | - | 136 | 1:1,896,792 | 98,933 |
| Tanzania | 92% | 81 | 1:651,708 | 16,500 |
| Congo | 89% | 63 | 1:79,511 | 5,402 |
| Thailand | 50% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| DR Congo | 71% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Liberia | 84% | 48 | 1:91,918 | 4,069 |
| Haiti | - | 44 | 1:243,794 | 10,351 |
| India | 67% | 27 | 1:44,995,480 | 799,701 |
| Malaysia | 61% | 27 | 1:1,127,776 | 38,447 |
| Brazil | 93% | 14 | 1:15,302,582 | 163,580 |
| Mexico | 90% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| Zambia | - | 12 | 1:1,321,233 | 17,217 |
| England | 94% | 11 | 1:5,054,811 | 45,959 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 11 | 1:52,814 | 3,146 |
| Canada | 100% | 11 | 1:3,012,125 | 38,520 |
| Kenya | 62% | 10 | 1:4,630,711 | 25,538 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Ecuador | - | 8 | 1:2,215,865 | 11,918 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 5 | 1:407,999 | 22,262 |
| Cameroon | 67% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Russia | 50% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Peru | 50% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Germany | 84% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Italy | 50% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
Christmas (14,370) may also be a surname.
Christmas Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(m. f.) this, like other names of Church festivals, was sometimes given to children born on that day (cf. Pentecost, Easter, &c.) and is found from the 13th C down to at least as late as 1863. It gave rise to a not uncommon surname. It has now been replaced by Noel (q.v.).
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Camden thinks this was originally imposed as a baptismal name from the bearer thereof having been born on the day of the festival. In like manner in France, says Lower, Noel was first a Christian, afterwards a family name.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Christmas Forename Popularity
Christmas Demographics
Christmas Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 49 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmass | 95 | 30 | / |
| Christmast | 95 | 10 | / |
| Chriostmas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christmasy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chhristmas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christmasj | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christma | 94 | 215 | / |
| Cristmas | 94 | 30 | / |
| Chritmas | 94 | 16 | / |
| Hristmas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chrystmas | 89 | 23 | / |
| Christmay | 89 | 14 | / |
| Christmax | 89 | 12 | / |
| Khristmas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Christhma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Christmai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Crhistmas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cristma | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chritma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Christiems | 84 | 1 | / |
| Christmhat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Christmath | 84 | 1 | / |
| Christmo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Crithmas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chritmat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khristma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Crhistma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cristmay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shrystmas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chrystmay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Christmei | 78 | 1 | / |
| Christ-Moèse | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shritma | 75 | 8 | / |
| Crystma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrithma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khrystma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Crystmos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cristimezia | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cretma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sritma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hretma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shretma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shreshthma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jreitmai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sretmai | 50 | 1 | / |
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