Recorded 1948–2018 Girls' name Peak 1981 4,269 births

Cristin — girls' name

4,269 babies named Cristin in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Cristin was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

274 babies were named Cristin in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristin

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,269 babies named Cristin between 1948 and 2018, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 274 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,817 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cristin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 384 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cristin in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristin 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 4,269 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.

Cristin at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

4,269

Since 1948

71 years of records

Peak year

1981

274 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1948

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2018

Cristin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1948

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1981)
274
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Cristin popularity over time — boys

120 total births recorded since 1969 (Cristin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 120 births
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Cristin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,817 births that decade — 43% of Cristin's all-time total
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Cristin by state

Where Cristin concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cristin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
384 9.0%
#2 New York
291 6.8%
#3 Texas
264 6.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
217 5.1%
#5 New Jersey
141 3.3%
#6 Florida
124 2.9%
#7 Ohio
124 2.9%
#8 Massachusetts
119 2.8%
California share of Cristin's total US births 9.0%
Even split

384 of 4,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Cristin appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristin?
4,269 babies have been named Cristin since 1948. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1981 with 274 births.
When was Cristin most popular?
Cristin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,817 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Cristin most popular?
The top states for the name Cristin are California (384 births), New York (291 births), Texas (264 births).
How long has the name Cristin been used?
Cristin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 71 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Cristin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristina, Cristal, Cristy, Crista, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1948–2018 (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.