Recorded 1949–2023 Unisex name Peak 1989 737 births

Christia — unisex name

737 babies named Christia in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s771960s1121970s1631980s1681990s1032000s852010s112020s12
1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Christia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

25 babies were named Christia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christia

The Social Security Administration has registered 737 babies named Christia between 1949 and 2023, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Christia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 82 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Christia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Christia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christia 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 737 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.

Christia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

737

Since 1949

75 years of records

Peak year

1989

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1949

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2023

Christia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1949

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
25
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Christia popularity over time — boys

82 total births recorded since 1989 (Christia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 82 births
82 1989 82

Christia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
168 births that decade — 23% of Christia's all-time total
1940s61950s771960s1121970s1631980s1681990s1032000s852010s112020s12

Christia by state

Where Christia concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Christia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.4%
New York share of Christia's total US births 1.4%

10 of 737 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christia?
737 babies have been named Christia since 1949. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 25 births.
When was Christia most popular?
Christia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Christia most popular?
The top states for the name Christia are New York (10 births).
Is Christia a unisex name?
Yes, Christia is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 737 births, and as a boy's name it has 82 births.
How long has the name Christia been used?
Christia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 75 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Christia?
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, 1949–2023 (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.