Girls' name · since 1934
Christyne
Christyne has 245 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1934
- 1980s
- peak decade
245 girls have been named Christyne since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Christyne recorded 245 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2001.
- #17,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 245 born since 1934
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Christyne ranks #17,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1934, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1934
- 1980s
- peak decade
Christyne's 245 recorded births place it above 75.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Christyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Christyne's full recorded timeline at 1967, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Christyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2001
- Peak year (1949)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Christyne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (50 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Christyne's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Christyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (20% of all-time use).
Christyne by state
Where Christyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 245 births nationwide.
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What to do with Christyne's data
- Christyne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Christynes (6 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Christyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1934–2001 (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 Christyne 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.