Recorded 1961–1987 Girls' name Peak 1978 68 births

Chistine — girls' name

68 babies named Chistine in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s311980s14

The verdict

68 girls have been named Chistine since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1987.

68
total births
1961–1987
years on record
1970s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Chistine was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chistine in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chistine

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Chistine between 1961 and 1987, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chistine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chistine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chistine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chistine 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 68 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.

Chistine at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

68

Since 1961

27 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1961

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1987

Chistine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1961

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19871981197819761973197219701966196419631961 6

Chistine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 46% of Chistine's all-time total
1960s231970s311980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chistine?
68 babies have been named Chistine since 1961. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Chistine most popular?
Chistine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Chistine been used?
Chistine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 27 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Chistine?
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, 1961–1987 (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.