Recorded 1900–2008 Girls' name Peak 1973 219 births

Christana — girls' name

219 babies named Christana in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s51920s111970s651980s471990s592000s27
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Christana was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Christana in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christana

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Christana between 1900 and 2008, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Christana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christana 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 219 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.

Christana at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

219

Since 1900

109 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1900

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2008

Christana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1900

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Christana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 30% of Christana's all-time total
1900s51910s51920s111970s651980s471990s592000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christana?
219 babies have been named Christana since 1900. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Christana most popular?
Christana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Christana been used?
Christana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 109 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Christana?
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, 1900–2008 (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.