Christen

Christen

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 84% girls / 16% boys

Christen first appears in the U.S. data in 1910 and has been recorded in 105 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 569 babies (rank #405 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 girls (rank #10,418). The name has been declining over the last five years.

13,686

Total babies (all years)

105

Years in the data

569

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1910	5	#2,475
1911	7	#1,997
1912	7	#2,421
1913	6	#2,887
1915	5	#4,401
1916	11	#2,689
1917	7	#3,787
1918	9	#3,287
1919	19	#1,931
1920	14	#2,486
1921	17	#2,212
1922	9	#3,421
1923	15	#2,383
1924	21	#1,937
1925	11	#2,971
1926	19	#2,012
1927	11	#2,893
1928	14	#2,407
1929	12	#2,606
1930	12	#2,573
1931	10	#2,794
1932	8	#3,323
1934	10	#2,771
1935	14	#2,220
1936	9	#2,893
1937	8	#3,194
1940	8	#3,262
1944	8	#3,431
1945	7	#3,722
1946	6	#4,513
1947	8	#4,048
1948	6	#4,757
1952	9	#3,852
1953	5	#5,795
1954	18	#2,604
1955	11	#3,610
1956	13	#3,367
1957	9	#4,259
1958	15	#3,107
1959	16	#3,001
1960	16	#3,109
1961	11	#4,050
1962	26	#2,366
1963	32	#2,096
1964	36	#1,983
1965	44	#1,694
1966	52	#1,552
1967	73	#1,256
1968	94	#1,100
1969	126	#952
1970	137	#937
1971	143	#912
1972	109	#1,056
1973	134	#920
1974	260	#605
1975	220	#679
1976	176	#796
1977	184	#815
1978	209	#745
1979	252	#679
1980	478	#448
1981	526	#417
1982	569	#405
1983	503	#429
1984	501	#425
1985	511	#432
1986	453	#473
1987	376	#535
1988	428	#516
1989	404	#555
1990	343	#650
1991	342	#646
1992	329	#670
1993	289	#731
1994	310	#681
1995	250	#795
1996	261	#792
1997	247	#838
1998	191	#1,036
1999	177	#1,121
2000	138	#1,358
2001	126	#1,490
2002	113	#1,635
2003	91	#1,989
2004	86	#2,103
2005	86	#2,144
2006	73	#2,516
2007	74	#2,516
2008	50	#3,334
2009	62	#2,831
2010	32	#4,511
2011	46	#3,461
2012	25	#5,431
2013	34	#4,267
2014	31	#4,570
2015	34	#4,242
2016	40	#3,798
2017	26	#5,081
2018	19	#6,305
2019	16	#7,096
2020	17	#6,692
2021	10	#9,707
2022	11	#9,179
2023	11	#9,103
2024	9	#10,418

Year

Babies

Rank

1910

#2,475

1911

#1,997

1912

#2,421

1913

#2,887

1915

#4,401

1916

#2,689

1917

#3,787

1918

#3,287

1919

#1,931

1920

#2,486

1921

#2,212

1922

#3,421

1923

#2,383

1924

#1,937

1925

#2,971

1926

#2,012

1927

#2,893

1928

#2,407

1929

#2,606

1930

#2,573

1931

#2,794

1932

#3,323

1934

#2,771

1935

#2,220

1936

#2,893

1937

#3,194

1940

#3,262

1944

#3,431

1945

#3,722

1946

#4,513

1947

#4,048

1948

#4,757

1952

#3,852

1953

#5,795

1954

#2,604

1955

#3,610

1956

#3,367

1957

#4,259

1958

#3,107

1959

#3,001

1960

#3,109

1961

#4,050

1962

#2,366

1963

#2,096

1964

#1,983

1965

#1,694

1966

#1,552

1967

#1,256

1968

#1,100

1969

126

#952

1970

137

#937

1971

143

#912

1972

109

#1,056

1973

134

#920

1974

260

#605

1975

220

#679

1976

176

#796

1977

184

#815

1978

209

#745

1979

252

#679

1980

478

#448

1981

526

#417

1982

569

#405

1983

503

#429

1984

501

#425

1985

511

#432

1986

453

#473

1987

376

#535

1988

428

#516

1989

404

#555

1990

343

#650

1991

342

#646

1992

329

#670

1993

289

#731

1994

310

#681

1995

250

#795

1996

261

#792

1997

247

#838

1998

191

#1,036

1999

177

#1,121

2000

138

#1,358

2001

126

#1,490

2002

113

#1,635

2003

#1,989

2004

#2,103

2005

#2,144

2006

#2,516

2007

#2,516

2008

#3,334

2009

#2,831

2010

#4,511

2011

#3,461

2012

#5,431

2013

#4,267

2014

#4,570

2015

#4,242

2016

#3,798

2017

#5,081

2018

#6,305

2019

#7,096

2020

#6,692

2021

#9,707

2022

#9,179

2023

#9,103

2024

#10,418

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail