Cristen
Cristen is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cristen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cristen is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cristen
The earliest SSA record of Cristen as a baby girl name dates back to 1958, when 5 babies received it. 1982 was its biggest year on record, with 153 newborns named Cristen — #966 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Cristens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Cristens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cristen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cristen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cristen
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About the name Cristen
Cristen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Cristen's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #966. Use the chart and map above to compare Cristen'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.