Christen
Danish form of Christian, from Latin christianus, a follower of Christ; in English it also serves as a spelling of Kristen.
Christen in 2025
Christen was given to 20 babies in the United States in 2025 — 10 boys and 10 girls, making it the 10,348th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 165,767 babies born.
The history of Christen
Christen reached its highest point in 1982, when 601 babies were given the name, ranking 709th that year.
Across the 116 years of records since 1910, 13,706 babies have been named Christen. Half of them were born before 1986, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Christen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Christen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 87 | 2,921 |
| 1920s | 149 | 3,453 |
| 1930s | 71 | 3,838 |
| 1940s | 49 | 5,366 |
| 1950s | 197 | 3,034 |
| 1960s | 646 | 1,451 |
| 1970s | 2,173 | 1,001 |
| 1980s | 5,177 | 709 |
| 1990s | 3,185 | 1,069 |
| 2000s | 1,290 | 1,924 |
| 2010s | 528 | 4,421 |
| 2020s | 154 | 6,505 |
Where Christen is heading
Christen has fallen 67% over the past decade, from 60 babies in 2015 to 20 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1982 peak — Christen is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Christen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Christen.