Is Christen a boy or girl name?
Christen is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 9 boys were named Christen, so 50% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 84.1% of the 13,686 US babies named Christen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,414
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,418
- Babies named Christen since 1910
- 13,686
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 601 babies
Boys and girls named Christen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 76 | 87.4% |
| 1920s | 6 | 143 | 96% |
| 1930s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1940s | 6 | 43 | 87.8% |
| 1950s | 101 | 96 | 48.7% |
| 1960s | 136 | 510 | 78.9% |
| 1970s | 349 | 1,824 | 83.9% |
| 1980s | 428 | 4,749 | 91.7% |
| 1990s | 446 | 2,739 | 86% |
| 2000s | 391 | 899 | 69.7% |
| 2010s | 225 | 303 | 57.4% |
| 2020s | 76 | 58 | 43.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,414 | 9 | #10,418 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,277 | 11 | #9,103 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,206 | 11 | #9,179 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,374 | 10 | #9,707 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,445 | 17 | #6,692 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,480 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,384 | 19 | #6,305 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,570 | 26 | #5,081 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,899 | 40 | #3,798 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,002 | 34 | #4,242 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,415 | 31 | #4,570 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,498 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,415 | 25 | #5,431 |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,005 | 46 | #3,461 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,549 | 32 | #4,511 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,301 | 62 | #2,831 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,354 | 50 | #3,334 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,143 | 74 | #2,516 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,319 | 73 | #2,516 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,810 | 86 | #2,144 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,104 | 86 | #2,103 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,437 | 91 | #1,989 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,475 | 113 | #1,635 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,393 | 126 | #1,490 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,055 | 138 | #1,358 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,268 | 177 | #1,121 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,604 | 191 | #1,036 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,102 | 247 | #838 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,845 | 261 | #792 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,457 | 250 | #795 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,019 | 310 | #681 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,742 | 289 | #731 |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,662 | 329 | #670 |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,453 | 342 | #646 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,664 | 343 | #650 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,662 | 404 | #555 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,486 | 428 | #516 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,273 | 376 | #535 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,595 | 453 | #473 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,392 | 511 | #432 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,253 | 501 | #425 |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,690 | 503 | #429 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,779 | 569 | #405 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,818 | 526 | #417 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,860 | 478 | #448 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,794 | 252 | #679 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,874 | 209 | #745 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,613 | 184 | #815 |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,379 | 176 | #796 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,306 | 220 | #679 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,336 | 260 | #605 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,588 | 134 | #920 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,392 | 109 | #1,056 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,468 | 143 | #912 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,583 | 137 | #937 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,611 | 126 | #952 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,968 | 94 | #1,100 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,917 | 73 | #1,256 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,585 | 52 | #1,552 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,727 | 44 | #1,694 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,131 | 36 | #1,983 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,433 | 32 | #2,096 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,128 | 26 | #2,366 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,050 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,388 | 16 | #3,109 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,215 | 16 | #3,001 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,388 | 15 | #3,107 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,510 | 9 | #4,259 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,383 | 13 | #3,367 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,597 | 11 | #3,610 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,128 | 18 | #2,604 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,948 | 5 | #5,795 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,707 | 9 | #3,852 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,800 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,377 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,366 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,757 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,048 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,513 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,722 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,431 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,262 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,194 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,893 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,220 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,771 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,323 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,794 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,573 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,622 | 12 | #2,606 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,407 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,893 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,012 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,937 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,383 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,421 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,486 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,808 | 19 | #1,931 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,287 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,787 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,015 | 11 | #2,689 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,401 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,887 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,421 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,997 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,475 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Christen reached #1,253 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #405 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Christen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.