Recorded 1934–2001 Girls' name Peak 1949 245 births

Christyne — girls' name

245 babies named Christyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s261950s451960s461970s281980s501990s382000s7
1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Christyne was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

11 babies were named Christyne in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Christyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Christyne between 1934 and 2001, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Christyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Christyne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Christyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Christyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Christyne 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 245 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.

Christyne at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

245

Since 1934

68 years of records

Peak year

1949

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1934

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2001

Christyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1934

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1949)
11
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4681012 20011989198119701962195519481934 5

Christyne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 20% of Christyne's all-time total
1930s51940s261950s451960s461970s281980s501990s382000s7

Christyne by state

Where Christyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Christyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.4%
California share of Christyne's total US births 2.4%

6 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Christyne?
245 babies have been named Christyne since 1934. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1949 with 11 births.
When was Christyne most popular?
Christyne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Christyne most popular?
The top states for the name Christyne are California (6 births).
How long has the name Christyne been used?
Christyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 68 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Christyne?
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, 1934–2001 (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.