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.
- #10,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 595
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak 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.
- #10,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 595 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrystina ranks #10,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 595 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 595
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chrystina's 595 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
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 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
Chrystina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (222 births, 37% of the file).
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).
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 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.
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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
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 Chrystina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1963–2019 (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 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 August 2026.