Kristien
The Story of Kristien
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kristien as a girl name dates back to 1968, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Kristien — #3,082 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Kristien on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kristien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 264 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kristien as a boy name dates back to 1974, when 7 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kristien — #4,191 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Kristien on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kristien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kristien
Kristien is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 264 births in the dataset. Kristien's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,082. Use the chart and map above to compare Kristien'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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