Recorded 1980–2008 Girls' name Peak 1985 36 births

Christanna — girls' name

36 babies named Christanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Christanna since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

36
total births
1980–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Christanna was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Christanna in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Christanna between 1980 and 2008, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Christanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christanna 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 36 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.

Christanna at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

36

Since 1980

29 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1980

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2008

Christanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1980

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Christanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 53% of Christanna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christanna?
36 babies have been named Christanna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Christanna most popular?
Christanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Christanna been used?
Christanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 29 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Christanna?
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, 1980–2008 (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.