Unisex name · since 1968
Christien
Christien has 927 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 927
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christien is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 927 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christien has been recorded 927 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2020.
- #5,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 927 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christien ranks #5,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 927 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 927
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Christien's 927 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Christien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christien's full recorded timeline at 1997, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christien popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2020
- Peak year (2007)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Christien popularity over time - girls
136 total births recorded since 1967 (Christien as girls' name)
Christien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (374 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Christien's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Christien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
374 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 374 births (40% of all-time use).
How Christien compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Christien's total volume
Christien by state
Where Christien concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
33 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Christien's data
- Christien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christiens (33 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1968–2020 (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 Christien 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.