Girls' name · since 1963
Kristiana
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 2,796 babies named Kristiana, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,796
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kristiana is the #9591 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,796 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristiana has been recorded 2,796 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #9591 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #3,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,796 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristiana ranks #3,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,796 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,796
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kristiana's 2,796 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kristiana compares
2,796 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kristiana's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kristiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,796 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kristiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristiana splits its recorded history at 1995: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kristiana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (836 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kristiana's strongest decade.
836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kristiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 184
1970s
184 births
- 1980s 316
1980s
316 births
- 1990s
1990s
836 births
- 2000s
2000s
796 births
- 2010s
2010s
537 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 836 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kristiana 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 Kristiana's total volume
Kristiana by state
Where Kristiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 364 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 161 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 160 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 79 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 35 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 19 | 0.7% |
364 of 2,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kristiana appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kristiana's data
- Kristiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (836 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristianas (364 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 Kristiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kristiana 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.