How Many People Are Named Cristena?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Cristena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Cristena peaked in popularity in 1988 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cristena 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 Cristena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cristena is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1988
7 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cristena
Cristena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cristena as a female name
Ranked #9,481 in 1988
7 female births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Cristena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cristena span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 13 babies were registered. Cristena remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cristena by Decade
How has Cristena 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.
Cristena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cristena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cristena
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cristena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cristena?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Cristena 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Cristena a common name?
Cristena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cristena most popular?
Cristena reached peak popularity in 1988, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cristena is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cristena a female name?
Cristena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cristena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cristena Smith, Cristena Johnson, Cristena 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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