How Many People Are Named Christen?
people named Christen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,558 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,706 babies named Christen in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
601 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Christen, 84.2% were girls and 15.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Christen fell from 96% in the 1920s to 44.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Christen alive today is about 38 years old, and 74% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Christen first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1982, to 601 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Christen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #405, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #9,588. Among boys, its best rank was #1,252, in 1984.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,588 | #7,771 |
| Best rank | #405 (1982) | #1,252 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #460 in the 1980s | #1,951 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Christen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Christen were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,001 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Christen was given 2 times as often in Alabama, 2 times in South Carolina and 1.9 times in Georgia.
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