Recorded 1977–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 18 births

Cristena — girls' name

18 babies named Cristena in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s13
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Cristena was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cristena in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristena

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Cristena between 1977 and 1988, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cristena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristena 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 18 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.

Cristena at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

18

Since 1977

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1977

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1988

Cristena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1977

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198819841977 5

Cristena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 72% of Cristena's all-time total
1970s51980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristena?
18 babies have been named Cristena since 1977. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Cristena most popular?
Cristena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Cristena been used?
Cristena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 12 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Cristena?
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, 1977–1988 (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.