Unisex name · since 1931
Christin
11,199 babies named Christin in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,199
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
11,199 girls have been named Christin since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christin has been recorded 11,199 times among girls since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2024.
- #1,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11,199 born since 1931
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christin ranks #1,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11,199 born since 1931, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,199
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christin's 11,199 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Christin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christin's full recorded timeline at 1985, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 926 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 926
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Christin popularity over time - boys
1,018 total births recorded since 1964 (Christin as boys' name)
Christin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5,322 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Christin's strongest decade.
5,322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Christin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 132
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 586
1960s
586 births
- 1970s 1,827
1970s
1,827 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,322 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,319 births
- 2000s 709
2000s
709 births
- 2010s 228
2010s
228 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5,322 births (48% of all-time use).
How Christin 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 Christin's total volume
Christin by state
Where Christin concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 961 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 892 | 8.0% |
| #3 | California | | 826 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 519 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 474 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 456 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 379 | 3.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 377 | 3.4% |
961 of 11,199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Christin appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Christin's data
- Christin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (5,322 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Christins (961 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1931–2024 (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 Christin 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.