Christen

Given to 13,706 US babies since 1910

▼ Falling −37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#9457

recorded as girls

814 since 2024

#7679

recorded as boys

633 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 10 · boys 10

Peak year

1982

569 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

13,706

since 1910

Born a Christen? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Christen was most popular in 1982, when 569 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.34 per 1,000). In 2025, 10 babies were named Christen, ranking #9457 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	10	9457	10	7679
2024	9	10271	9	8312
2023	11	8989	14	6220
2022	11	9056	14	6147
2021	10	9562	17	5338
2020	17	6629	22	4426
2019	16	7025	13	6406
2018	19	6248	23	4354
2017	26	5045	16	5526
2016	40	3777	27	3883
2015	34	4232	26	3982
2014	31	4544	22	4392
2013	34	4243	21	4463
2012	25	5398	22	4390
2011	46	3452	25	3994
2010	32	4494	30	3531
2009	62	2826	23	4278
2008	50	3316	33	3344
2007	74	2509	36	3135
2006	73	2512	32	3306
2005	86	2140	38	2803
2004	86	2100	56	2102
2003	91	1985	43	2428
2002	113	1632	40	2470
2001	126	1489	41	2386
2000	138	1356	49	2049
1999	177	1121	40	2263
1998	191	1036	32	2599
1997	247	838	42	2096
1996	261	792	49	1842
1995	250	794	31	2444
1994	310	681	41	2012
1993	289	731	49	1741
1992	329	670	52	1659
1991	342	646	61	1452
1990	343	650	49	1662
1989	404	555	47	1658
1988	428	515	51	1482
1987	376	535	59	1272
1986	453	473	41	1588
1985	511	432	49	1389
1984	501	425	54	1251
1983	503	429	34	1687
1982	569	405	32	1774
1981	526	417	31	1811
1980	478	447	30	1852
1979	252	680	31	1788
1978	209	744	27	1870
1977	184	814	34	1607
1976	176	796	42	1373
1975	220	679	44	1304
1974	260	605	41	1335
1973	134	917	30	1586
1972	109	1056	37	1391
1971	143	911	34	1466
1970	137	936	29	1582
1969	126	951	26	1605
1968	94	1099	17	1962
1967	73	1255	17	1906
1966	52	1548	6	3537
1965	44	1689	21	1720
1964	36	1975	15	2114
1963	32	2094	12	2414
1962	26	2357	15	2117
1961	11	4009	<5	—
1960	16	3095	7	3337
1959	16	2980	14	2200
1958	15	3085	12	2370
1957	9	4202	11	2494
1956	13	3321	12	2361
1955	11	3571	10	2558
1954	18	2592	14	2114
1953	5	5673	8	2905
1952	9	3796	9	2680
1951	<5	—	5	3714
1950	<5	—	6	3329
1949	<5	—	6	3298
1948	6	4651	<5	—
1947	8	4007	<5	—
1946	6	4417	<5	—
1945	7	3676	<5	—
1944	8	3378	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	8	3208	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	8	3146	<5	—
1936	9	2857	<5	—
1935	14	2206	<5	—
1934	10	2741	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	8	3274	<5	—
1931	10	2750	<5	—
1930	12	2552	<5	—
1929	12	2587	6	3559
1928	14	2381	<5	—
1927	11	2859	<5	—
1926	19	1997	<5	—
1925	11	2939	<5	—
1924	21	1926	<5	—
1923	15	2366	<5	—
1922	9	3379	<5	—
1921	17	2195	<5	—
1920	14	2463	<5	—
1919	19	1921	6	3736
1918	9	3244	<5	—
1917	7	3713	<5	—
1916	11	2658	5	3897
1915	5	4274	<5	—
1914	<5	—	<5	—
1913	6	2827	<5	—
1912	7	2360	<5	—
1911	7	1956	<5	—
1910	5	2398	<5	—