Girls' name · since 1958
Cristen
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 2,655 babies named Cristen, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,655
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,655 girls have been named Cristen since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cristen has 2,655 recorded births among girls since 1958, 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 1958 to 2024.
- #3,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,655 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristen ranks #3,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,655 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,655
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cristen's 2,655 recorded births place it above 94.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cristen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cristen's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cristen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2024
- Peak year (1982)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Cristen popularity over time - boys
126 total births recorded since 1969 (Cristen as boys' name)
Cristen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,067 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Cristen's strongest decade.
1,067 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cristen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 205
1960s
205 births
- 1970s
1970s
556 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,067 births
- 1990s
1990s
582 births
- 2000s 176
2000s
176 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,067 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cristen 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 Cristen's total volume
Cristen by state
Where Cristen concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 226 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 222 | 8.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 90 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 76 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 54 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 45 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 41 | 1.5% |
226 of 2,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Cristen appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cristen's data
- Cristen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,067 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristens (226 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 Cristen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1958–2024 (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 Cristen 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.