Recorded 1946–2002 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,008 births

Kristene — girls' name

1,008 babies named Kristene in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s391950s1361960s2791970s3051980s1821990s602000s7
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kristene was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

45 babies were named Kristene in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,008 babies named Kristene between 1946 and 2002, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kristene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kristene in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristene 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 1,008 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.

Kristene at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,008

Since 1946

57 years of records

Peak year

1971

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1946

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kristene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1946

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1971)
45
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
01020304050 200219891982197519681961195419471946 8

Kristene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
305 births that decade — 30% of Kristene's all-time total
1940s391950s1361960s2791970s3051980s1821990s602000s7

Kristene by state

Where Kristene concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kristene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 4.8%
#2 New York
14 1.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
8 0.8%
#4 Utah
7 0.7%
#5 Massachusetts
6 0.6%
#6 Michigan
6 0.6%
#7 Indiana
5 0.5%
#8 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Kristene's total US births 4.8%
Even split

48 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristene?
1,008 babies have been named Kristene since 1946. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1971 with 45 births.
When was Kristene most popular?
Kristene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Kristene most popular?
The top states for the name Kristene are California (48 births), New York (14 births), Pennsylvania (8 births).
How long has the name Kristene been used?
Kristene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 57 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kristene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, 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, 1946–2002 (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.