Total births
18
Boys' name · since 2018
Christensen
18 babies named Christensen in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13743
- among boys today
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
18 babies have been named Christensen since 2018, making it today's #13743 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christensen has been recorded 18 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #13743 nationally and more common than 4% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2024.
- #13743 among boys today
- 18 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Christensen is currently the #13743 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 18 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13743
- among boys today
- 18
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Christensen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13743
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Christensen was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Christensen in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Christensen compares
18 7th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Christensen's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christensen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Christensen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christensen splits its recorded history at 2023: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christensen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#13,743
Active since
2018
Christensen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Christensen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Christensen's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Christensen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Christensen? ▼
18 babies have been named Christensen since 2018. It currently ranks #13743 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Christensen most popular? ▼
Christensen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Christensen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Christensen since 2018 -- 7 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Christensen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christopher, Christian, Chris, Christophe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Christensen
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Christensen
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Christ Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Christensen: #13743 Boys' Name - 18 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/christensen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Christensen 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 June 2026.