Christen Boy & girl
How popular is Christen?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Christen in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
Christen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▲ 812 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls, 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,231 in 2015, #6,625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1982 (569 girls) |
| Highest rank | #405 in 1982 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 49% boys, 51% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Christen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Christine family of names ranked #1,038 for girls in 2025 (#987 the year before), with 191 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Christen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 76 | #1,921 |
| 1920s | 143 | #1,925 |
| 1930s | 71 | #2,205 |
| 1940s | 43 | #3,206 |
| 1950s | 96 | #2,591 |
| 1960s | 510 | #951 |
| 1970s | 1,824 | #605 |
| 1980s | 4,749 | #405 |
| 1990s | 2,739 | #646 |
| 2000s | 899 | #1,354 |
| 2010s | 303 | #3,451 |
| 2020s | 68 | #6,625 |
Girl names about as popular as Christen
Questions
- Is Christen a boy or girl name?
- Christen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 49% of babies named Christen were boys and 51% were girls.
- How popular is the name Christen?
- 10 baby girls were named Christen in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name. Another 10 boys got the name (#7,675 for boys).
- When was Christen most popular?
- Christen peaked in 1982, when 569 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #405 in 1982.
- How many people are named Christen?
- 13,706 babies have been named Christen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,929 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.