Christien
- Last seen for girls in 2001 at #11,020
- Last seen for boys in 2020 at #9,554
- Given to boys 87.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 48 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 927since 1968
Christien over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,889 | 8 | |
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,840 | 8 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,789 | 15 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,507 | 16 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,252 | 17 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,035 | 18 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,110 | 24 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,453 | 31 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,991 | 39 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,717 | 45 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,442 | 52 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,306 | 32 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,614 | 42 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,643 | 40 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,119 | 30 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,095 | 29 | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #2,618 | 36 |
| 2000 | — | #2,993 | 29 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,939 | 28 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,349 | 37 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #3,160 | 23 |
| 1996 | — | #1,872 | 48 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,626 | 28 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #3,326 | 20 |
| 1993 | — | #2,641 | 27 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,834 | 24 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #3,636 | 16 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | — | #4,457 | 9 | |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
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| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | — | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | — | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #4,505 | 6 |
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| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | — | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | — | |
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First appearance
1968
The first year at least five boys were named Christien! It came in at #3,673, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Christien is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Christien in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Christien
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 1996 at #1,872 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 39,465
- Highest: 1 in 39,465 boys born in 1996 were named Christien (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 246,582 boys born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 40.3% of all boys named Christien (374) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
- Mostly girls until 1988, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,673 (1968) | #3,673 |
| 1970s | 37 | #2,891 (1970) | #4,221 |
| 1980s | 81 | #3,731 (1987) | #4,924 |
| 1990s | 266 | #1,872 (1996) | #2,916 |
| 2000s | 374 | #2,442 (2007) | #2,854 |
| 2010s | 156 | #3,453 (2010) | #6,388 |
| 2020s | 7 | #9,554 (2020) | #9,554 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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