Girls' name · since 1880
Christena
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,844 babies named Christena, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,844
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,844 girls have been named Christena since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Christena recorded 2,844 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #3,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,844 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christena ranks #3,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,844 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,844
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christena's 2,844 recorded births place it above 94.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Christena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christena splits its recorded history at 1947: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1975)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Christena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (336 births, 12% of the file).
1980s was Christena's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Christena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
167 births
- 1890s
1890s
200 births
- 1900s
1900s
144 births
- 1910s
1910s
278 births
- 1920s
1920s
274 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s
1940s
209 births
- 1950s
1950s
213 births
- 1960s
1960s
227 births
- 1970s
1970s
330 births
- 1980s
1980s
336 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 336 births (12% of all-time use).
How Christena 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 Christena's total volume
Christena by state
Where Christena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 31 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.2% |
35 of 2,844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Christena appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christena's data
- Christena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christenas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1880–2021 (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 Christena 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.