Recorded 1953–1981 Girls' name Peak 1953 33 births

Cristene — girls' name

33 babies named Cristene in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s101970s111980s5
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cristene was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cristene in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristene

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Cristene between 1953 and 1981, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cristene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristene 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 33 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.

Cristene at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

33

Since 1953

29 years of records

Peak year

1953

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1953

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1981

Cristene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1953

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1953)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198119721971196719621953 7

Cristene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 33% of Cristene's all-time total
1950s71960s101970s111980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristene?
33 babies have been named Cristene since 1953. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1953 with 7 births.
When was Cristene most popular?
Cristene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Cristene been used?
Cristene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 29 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Cristene?
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, 1953–1981 (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.