Recorded 1968–2017 Unisex name Peak 2014 102 births

Criston — boys' name

102 babies named Criston in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s111990s52000s382010s42
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Criston was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

10 babies were named Criston in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Criston

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Criston between 1968 and 2017, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Criston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Criston is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 19 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Criston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Criston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Criston 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 102 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.

Criston at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

102

Since 1968

50 years of records

Peak year

2014

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1968

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2017

Criston popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1968

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2014)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 201720142012200920052003199119881968 6

Criston popularity over time — girls

19 total births recorded since 1980 (Criston as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
4.555.566.577.5 199119821980 7

Criston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42 births that decade — 41% of Criston's all-time total
1960s61980s111990s52000s382010s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Criston?
102 babies have been named Criston since 1968. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2014 with 10 births.
When was Criston most popular?
Criston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Criston a unisex name?
Yes, Criston is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 102 births, and as a girl's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Criston been used?
Criston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 50 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Criston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cristian, Cristopher, Cristobal, Cristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1968–2017 (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.