Recorded 1970–2019 Girls' name Peak 1989 286 births

Cristyn — girls' name

286 babies named Cristyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s1071990s662000s362010s30
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Cristyn was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cristyn in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cristyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Cristyn between 1970 and 2019, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cristyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cristyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cristyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cristyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cristyn 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 286 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.

Cristyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

286

Since 1970

50 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1970

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cristyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1970

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20192009200019931988198219761970 6

Cristyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
107 births that decade — 37% of Cristyn's all-time total
1970s471980s1071990s662000s362010s30

Cristyn by state

Where Cristyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cristyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Cristyn's total US births 1.7%

5 of 286 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cristyn?
286 babies have been named Cristyn since 1970. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Cristyn most popular?
Cristyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Cristyn most popular?
The top states for the name Cristyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cristyn been used?
Cristyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 50 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cristyn?
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, 1970–2019 (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.