Girls' name · since 1929
Christenia
11 babies named Christenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #52,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1929
- 1920s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Christenia since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Christenia recorded 11 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1955.
- #52,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1929
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christenia ranks #52,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1929, peaking in the 1920s.
- #52,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1929
- 1920s
- peak decade
Christenia's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Christenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christenia splits its recorded history at 1955: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1955
- Peak year (1929)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Christenia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Christenia's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Christenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Christenia's data
- Christenia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1929–1955 (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 Christenia 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.