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
Christien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 11 Christiens were born — ranking #6,031 that year. As of 2026, Christien ranks #11,019 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 136 Christiens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through 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. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 52 Christiens were born — ranking #2,442 that year. As of 2026, Christien ranks #9,549 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 927 Christiens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through 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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