How Many People Are Named Christen?
An estimated 12,589 people in the United States have the first name Christen. It is used for both genders, with 84.1% female. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Christen peaked in popularity in 1982 with 601 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Christen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,589
About 1 in 27,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
84.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
601 births
Total Registered
13,686
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christen
Christen is predominantly female (84.1%), though 2,175 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Christen as a male name
Ranked #8,414 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (61 births)
Christen as a female name
Ranked #10,418 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (569 births)
Christen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 5,177 babies were registered. Christen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christen by Decade
How has Christen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Christen by State
Birth registrations for Christen span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in West Virginia, District of Columbia, New Hampshire. On average, about 237 Christens were registered per state.
Christen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christen?
We estimate approximately 12,589 people named Christen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Christen a common name?
Christen is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,686 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christen most popular?
Christen reached peak popularity in 1982, when 601 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christen is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christen a female name?
Christen is predominantly female. 84.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christen Smith, Christen Johnson, Christen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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