Girls' name · since 1882
Christiana
10,938 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.
- #1,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,899 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,938
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Christiana is the #2899 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,938 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christiana has been recorded 10,938 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #2899 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,899 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,938 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christiana ranks #1,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,899 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,938 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,899 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,938
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Christiana's 10,938 recorded births place it above 97.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Christiana compares
10,938 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Christiana's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Christiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,938 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Christiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Christiana splits its recorded history at 1967: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 309 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Christiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 309
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Christiana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,818 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Christiana's strongest decade.
2,818 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Christiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 67
1910s
67 births
- 1920s 63
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 95
1940s
95 births
- 1950s 176
1950s
176 births
- 1960s 420
1960s
420 births
- 1970s 931
1970s
931 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,414 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,818 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,522 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,827 births
- 2020s 489
2020s
489 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,818 births (26% of all-time use).
How Christiana 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 Christiana's total volume
Christiana by state
Where Christiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,314 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 840 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 685 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 529 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 463 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 339 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 337 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 308 | 2.8% |
1,314 of 10,938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Christiana appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christiana's data
- Christiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,818 total births); usage has since declined to 489 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christianas (1,314 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 popularity rank to Christiana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Christiana 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.