Recorded 1970–2003 Unisex name Peak 1985 203 births

Cristan — unisex name

203 babies named Cristan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1191990s542000s6
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Cristan was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

19 babies were named Cristan in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristan

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Cristan between 1970 and 2003, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Cristan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 166 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cristan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristan 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 203 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.

Cristan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

203

Since 1970

34 years of records

Peak year

1985

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1970

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2003

Cristan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1970

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1985)
19
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20031995199119881985198219781970 5

Cristan popularity over time — boys

166 total births recorded since 1982 (Cristan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 166 births
05101520 20222010200720032000199619931982 5

Cristan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 59% of Cristan's all-time total
1970s241980s1191990s542000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristan?
203 babies have been named Cristan since 1970. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1985 with 19 births.
When was Cristan most popular?
Cristan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Cristan a unisex name?
Yes, Cristan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 203 births, and as a boy's name it has 166 births.
How long has the name Cristan been used?
Cristan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 34 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Cristan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Cristin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2003 (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.