Christiana — #3213 US girls' name
10,873 babies named Christiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 82% of names given to girls today.
26% of everyone ever named Christiana was born in this single decade.
309 babies were named Christiana in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Christiana
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,873 babies named Christiana between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christiana currently holds the #3213 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 309 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Christiana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,818 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Christiana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,314 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Christiana in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Christiana 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 10,873 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.
Christiana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Christiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882
- Peak year (1996)
- 309
- Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
Currently ranks #3213 among girls.
10,873 total births across 143 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 309 births in a single year.
Christiana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 2,818 births that decade — 26% of Christiana's all-time total
Christiana decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,818 births
- Runner-up 2,521 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Christiana's strongest decade
2,818 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
Christiana by state
Where Christiana concentrates geographically — total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,314 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 840 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 685 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 522 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 463 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 337 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 334 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 308 | 2.8% |
1,314 of 10,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.1% of nationwide
- Texas 7.7% of nationwide
- New York 6.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Christiana appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1882–2024 (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.