Boys' name · since 1995
Cristien
21 babies named Cristien in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Cristien since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristien has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2010.
- #28,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristien ranks #28,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cristien's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cristien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cristien's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cristien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Cristien by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Cristien's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Cristien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Cristien's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Cristien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1995–2010 (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 Cristien 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.