Recorded 1919–1992 Girls' name Peak 1929 167 births

Christean — girls' name

167 babies named Christean in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s511930s421940s381950s251990s5
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Christean was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Christean in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christean

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Christean between 1919 and 1992, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Christean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christean 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 167 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.

Christean at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

167

Since 1919

74 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1919

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1992

Christean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1919

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4681012 1992195019441935193119261919 6

Christean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 31% of Christean's all-time total
1910s61920s511930s421940s381950s251990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christean?
167 babies have been named Christean since 1919. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Christean most popular?
Christean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Christean been used?
Christean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 74 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Christean?
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, 1919–1992 (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.