Girls' name · since 1947
Kristyne
396 babies named Kristyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 396
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
396 girls have been named Kristyne since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristyne has been recorded 396 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2009.
- #13,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 396 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kristyne ranks #13,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 396 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 396
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kristyne's 396 recorded births place it above 81.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kristyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kristyne splits its recorded history at 1974: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kristyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kristyne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (111 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Kristyne's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kristyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 111 births (28% of all-time use).
Kristyne by state
Where Kristyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
12 of 396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kristyne's data
- Kristyne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kristynes (12 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 Kristyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1947–2009 (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 Kristyne 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.