Girls' name · since 1963
Chrystina
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 595 babies named Chrystina, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 595
- total births
- 1963–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Chrystina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 595 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Chrystina recorded 595 times among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 2019.
- 595 total births
- 1963–2019 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
595 girls have been named Chrystina since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.
- 595
- total births
- 1963–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
37% of everyone ever named Chrystina was born in this single decade.
34 babies were named Chrystina in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Chrystina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chrystina's full recorded timeline at 1990, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chrystina at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chrystina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2019
- Peak year (1991)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2019.
595 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 34 births in a single year.
Chrystina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Chrystina's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Chrystina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
222 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 222 births (37% of all-time use).
Chrystina decade highlights
- Peak decade 222 births
- Runner-up 178 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Chrystina 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 Chrystina's total volume
Chrystina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Chrystina by state
Where Chrystina concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
48 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.1% of nationwide
- Texas 1.2% of nationwide
- New York 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Chrystina's data
- Chrystina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chrystinas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chrystina: Baby Name Since 1963 - 595 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chrystina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chrystina 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 July 2026.
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