Recorded 1963–1993 Girls' name Peak 1981 282 births

Chistina — girls' name

282 babies named Chistina in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s941980s1331990s30

The verdict

282 girls have been named Chistina since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

282
total births
1963–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Chistina was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

18 babies were named Chistina in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chistina

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Chistina between 1963 and 1993, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chistina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chistina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chistina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Chistina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chistina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 282 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chistina at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

282

Since 1963

31 years of records

Peak year

1981

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1963

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1993

Chistina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1963

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
18
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 19931988198419801976197219661963 5

Chistina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
133 births that decade — 47% of Chistina's all-time total
1960s251970s941980s1331990s30

Chistina by state

Where Chistina concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Chistina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 13.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Chistina's total US births 13.5%
Even split

38 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chistina?
282 babies have been named Chistina since 1963. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 18 births.
When was Chistina most popular?
Chistina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Chistina most popular?
The top states for the name Chistina are California (38 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Chistina been used?
Chistina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 31 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Chistina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.