How Many People Are Named Christena?
An estimated 1,369 people in the United States have the first name Christena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Christena peaked in popularity in 1975 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Christena 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 Christena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,369
About 1 in 250,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1975
50 births
Total Registered
2,844
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Christena
Christena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,844 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Christena as a female name
Ranked #13,850 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 1975 (50 births)
Christena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Christena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 336 babies were registered. Christena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Christena by Decade
How has Christena 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.
Christena by State
Birth registrations for Christena span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Indiana, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, New York, Texas. On average, about 17 Christenas were registered per state.
Christena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Christena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Christena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christena?
We estimate approximately 1,369 people named Christena 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 250,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Christena a common name?
Christena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,844 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Christena most popular?
Christena reached peak popularity in 1975, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Christena is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Christena a female name?
Christena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Christena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Christena Smith, Christena Johnson, Christena 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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