Unisex name · since 1970
Cristan
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Cristan, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cristan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 203 have been recorded since 1970.
Cristan has 203 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2003.
- #19,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristan ranks #19,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cristan's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cristan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristan's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2003
- Peak year (1985)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cristan popularity over time - boys
166 total births recorded since 1982 (Cristan as boys' name)
Cristan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (119 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Cristan's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Cristan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 119 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cristan's data
- Cristan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cristan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1970–2003 (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 Cristan 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.