Girls' name · since 1965

Kristiane

Kristiane has 114 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

114
total births
1965–2006
years on record
1970s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade

114 girls have been named Kristiane since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristiane has been recorded 114 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2006.

  • 114 total births
  • 1965–2006 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 37% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kristiane's 114 recorded births place it above 64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Kristiane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kristiane's full recorded timeline at 1982, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kristiane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1972)
11
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
4681012 1965197119751982199019972006 5

Kristiane by decade

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

1970s was Kristiane's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Kristiane births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Kristiane by state

Where Kristiane concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kristiane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.4%
California share of Kristiane's total US births 4.4%

5 of 114 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristiane?
Kristiane has been given to 114 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 11 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
When was Kristiane most popular?
Kristiane was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Kristiane most popular?
The top states for the name Kristiane are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kristiane been used?
The SSA has tracked Kristiane since 1965 -- 42 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Kristiane?
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.

What to do with Kristiane's data

  • Kristiane's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Kristianes (5 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.

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, 1965–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kristiane: Baby Name Since 1965 - 114 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristiane. 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 Kristiane 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.