Girls' name · since 1970
Cristyn
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Cristyn, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cristyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 286 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Cristyn recorded 286 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2019.
- #16,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cristyn ranks #16,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cristyn's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cristyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cristyn splits its recorded history at 1991: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cristyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2019
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Cristyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (107 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Cristyn's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Cristyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 107 births (37% of all-time use).
Cristyn by state
Where Cristyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 286 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cristyn's data
- Cristyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cristyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Cristyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1970–2019 (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 Cristyn 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.