Recorded 1978–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 119 births

Chrisma — girls' name

119 babies named Chrisma in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

119 girls have been named Chrisma since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

119
total births
1978–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Chrisma was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chrisma in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chrisma

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Chrisma between 1978 and 2012, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chrisma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chrisma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chrisma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chrisma 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 119 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.

Chrisma at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

119

Since 1978

35 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1978

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2012

Chrisma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1978

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Chrisma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 37% of Chrisma's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chrisma?
119 babies have been named Chrisma since 1978. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Chrisma most popular?
Chrisma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Chrisma been used?
Chrisma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 35 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Chrisma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1978–2012 (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.