Girls' name · since 1948
Kristena
Kristena has 752 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 752
- total births
- 1948–2007
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
752 girls have been named Kristena since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristena has been recorded 752 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2007.
- 752 total births
- 1948–2007 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristena's 752 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kristena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristena's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2007
- Peak year (1988)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kristena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kristena's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kristena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
237 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 237 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kristena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kristena's total volume
Kristena vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kristena by state
Where Kristena concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
30 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kristena's data
- Kristena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristenas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1948–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristena: Baby Name Since 1948 - 752 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kristena 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 July 2026.