The average age for christening a baby now is around 3-6 months old, compared to around 6 weeks old in the 1980's.

When should you get a baby christened?

"[It said] it would be a good idea to get your child christened in the first four months of their life," she says.

Do babies get baptized or christened?

Christening takes place when a child is named and is also baptized at the same time. Christening is a naming ritual that dates back to English culture. Not properly defined, it is referred to as baptism. In reality, a child is christened and given an official name.