Girls' name · since 1951
Chrislyn
677 babies named Chrislyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chrislyn is the #8445 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 677 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrislyn has been recorded 677 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #8445 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #9,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,445 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 677 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrislyn ranks #9,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,445 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 677 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chrislyn's 677 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chrislyn compares
677 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chrislyn's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chrislyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 677 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chrislyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chrislyn splits its recorded history at 2003: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chrislyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Chrislyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (213 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Chrislyn's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Chrislyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 213 births (31% of all-time use).
How Chrislyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chrislyn's total volume
Chrislyn by state
Where Chrislyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
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What to do with Chrislyn's data
- Chrislyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chrislyns (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrislyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chrislyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.