Unisex name · since 1968
Kristien
264 babies named Kristien in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 264
- total births
- 1968–2004
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Kristien is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 264 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Kristien recorded 264 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2004.
- 264 total births
- 1968–2004 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kristien's 264 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Kristien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kristien's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kristien popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2004
- Peak year (1977)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kristien popularity over time - boys
41 total births recorded since 1974 (Kristien as boys' name)
Kristien by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kristien's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kristien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 85 births (32% of all-time use).
Kristien by state
Where Kristien concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 7 | 2.7% |
7 of 264 births nationwide.
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- Kristien's decade-level peak was the 1990s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Kristiens (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
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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, 1968–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kristien: Baby Name Since 1968 - 264 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kristien. 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 Kristien 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.