Recorded 1981–2002 Girls' name Peak 2002 62 births

Chrysten — girls' name

62 babies named Chrysten in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 girls have been named Chrysten since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

62
total births
1981–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Chrysten was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chrysten in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chrysten

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Chrysten between 1981 and 2002, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chrysten currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chrysten performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chrysten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chrysten 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 62 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.

Chrysten at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

62

Since 1981

22 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1981

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2002

Chrysten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1981

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Chrysten by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 44% of Chrysten's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chrysten?
62 babies have been named Chrysten since 1981. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
When was Chrysten most popular?
Chrysten was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Chrysten been used?
Chrysten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 22 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Chrysten?
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, 1981–2002 (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.