Christien
Christien is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Christien Anholt, English stage, television and film actor Christien Tinsley, make-up artist
Meaning & Origin of Christien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Christien is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Christien Anholt, English stage, television and film actor Christien Tinsley, make-up artist
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The Story of Christien
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Christien as a girl name dates back to 1967, when 10 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Christien — #6,031 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Christien on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Christien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 136 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Christien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 52 births, good for #2,442 nationwide. About 40% of every Christien on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Christien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 927 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Christien
Christien is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 927 births in the dataset. Christien's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,442. Use the chart and map above to compare Christien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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