Is Cristen a boy or girl name?
Cristen was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 95.5% of the 2,781 US babies named Cristen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,754
- Babies named Cristen since 1958
- 2,781
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Cristen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 205 | 97.6% |
| 1970s | 49 | 556 | 91.9% |
| 1980s | 37 | 1,067 | 96.6% |
| 1990s | 25 | 582 | 95.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 176 | 97.2% |
| 2010s | 5 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,754 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,534 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,034 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,922 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,494 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,640 | 6 | #15,404 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,739 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,787 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,526 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,987 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,725 | 15 | #8,192 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,423 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,444 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,369 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,698 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,475 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,826 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,389 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,715 | 53 | #2,578 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,432 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,288 | 45 | #2,725 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,117 | 66 | #2,057 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,436 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,809 | 56 | #2,295 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,836 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,345 | 91 | #1,552 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,858 | 82 | #1,589 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,535 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,395 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,736 | 105 | #1,278 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,285 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,430 | 115 | #1,152 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 153 | #966 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,653 | 124 | #1,118 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,105 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,681 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,440 | 59 | #1,753 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,011 | 38 | #2,347 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,044 | 52 | #1,799 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,857 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,370 | 86 | #1,262 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,734 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,539 | 55 | #1,633 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,038 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,925 | 59 | #1,604 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,512 | 48 | #1,757 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,836 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,173 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,684 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,755 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,583 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,484 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,946 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,307 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,530 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,684 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,271 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cristen reached #2,925 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #966 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 Cristen
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.