Christen is an established variant of Christine that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Christen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,591 among girls (10) and #7,775 among boys (10) — overall #10,348 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #9,591 | #7,775 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #10,453 | #8,444 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | #9,112 | #6,282 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #9,184 | #6,211 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #9,708 | #5,377 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | #6,695 | #4,447 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | #7,097 | #6,482 |
| 2018 | 42 | 42 | #6,307 | #4,386 |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 | #5,082 | #5,571 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | #3,799 | #3,900 |
| 2015 | 60 | 60 | #4,243 | #4,002 |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | #4,570 | #4,417 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #4,267 | #4,498 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #5,432 | #4,417 |
| 2011 | 71 | 71 | #3,461 | #4,007 |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | #4,511 | #3,550 |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #2,831 | #4,302 |
| 2008 | 83 | 83 | #3,334 | #3,354 |
| 2007 | 110 | 110 | #2,517 | #3,143 |
| 2006 | 105 | 105 | #2,516 | #3,319 |
| 2005 | 124 | 124 | #2,144 | #2,810 |
| 2004 | 142 | 142 | #2,103 | #2,104 |
| 2003 | 134 | 134 | #1,989 | #2,437 |
| 2002 | 153 | 153 | #1,635 | #2,475 |
| 2001 | 167 | 167 | #1,490 | #2,393 |
| 2000 | 187 | 187 | #1,358 | #2,055 |
| 1999 | 217 | 217 | #1,121 | #2,268 |
| 1998 | 223 | 223 | #1,036 | #2,604 |
| 1997 | 289 | — | #838 | #2,102 |
| 1996 | 310 | — | #792 | #1,845 |
| 1995 | 281 | — | #795 | #2,457 |
| 1994 | 351 | — | #681 | #2,019 |
| 1993 | 338 | — | #731 | #1,742 |
| 1992 | 381 | — | #670 | #1,662 |
| 1991 | 403 | — | #646 | #1,453 |
| 1990 | 392 | — | #650 | #1,664 |
| 1989 | 451 | — | #555 | #1,662 |
| 1988 | 479 | — | #515 | #1,486 |
| 1987 | 435 | — | #535 | #1,273 |
| 1986 | 494 | — | #473 | #1,595 |
| 1985 | 560 | — | #432 | #1,392 |
| 1984 | 555 | — | #425 | #1,253 |
| 1983 | 537 | — | #429 | #1,690 |
| 1982 | 601 | — | #405 | #1,780 |
| 1981 | 557 | — | #417 | #1,818 |
| 1980 | 508 | — | #448 | #1,860 |
| 1979 | 283 | — | #680 | #1,793 |
| 1978 | 236 | — | #745 | #1,874 |
| 1977 | 218 | — | #815 | #1,613 |
| 1976 | 218 | — | #796 | #1,379 |
| 1975 | 264 | — | #679 | #1,306 |
| 1974 | 301 | — | #605 | #1,336 |
| 1973 | 164 | — | #920 | #1,588 |
| 1972 | 146 | — | #1,056 | #1,392 |
| 1971 | 177 | — | #911 | #1,468 |
| 1970 | 166 | — | #936 | #1,583 |
| 1969 | 152 | — | #952 | #1,611 |
| 1968 | 111 | — | #1,100 | #1,968 |
| 1967 | 90 | — | #1,256 | #1,916 |
| 1966 | 58 | — | #1,552 | #3,586 |
| 1965 | 65 | — | #1,694 | #1,728 |
| 1964 | 51 | — | #1,982 | #2,131 |
| 1963 | 44 | — | #2,096 | #2,434 |
| 1962 | 41 | — | #2,366 | #2,128 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #3,108 | #3,389 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #3,001 | #2,215 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #3,107 | #2,387 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #4,260 | #2,509 |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #3,366 | #2,383 |
| 1955 | 21 | — | #3,609 | #2,596 |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #2,605 | #2,128 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #5,794 | #2,948 |
| 1952 | 18 | — | #3,852 | #2,708 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,377 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,366 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,757 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,048 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,513 | — |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,722 | — |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,431 | — |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,262 | — |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,194 | — |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #2,894 | — |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,220 | — |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,771 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,323 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,795 | — |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,573 | — |
| 1929 | 18 | — | #2,606 | #3,621 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,407 | — |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,893 | — |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #2,012 | — |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #2,971 | — |
| 1924 | 21 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,383 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,421 | — |
| 1921 | 17 | — | #2,212 | — |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,486 | — |
| 1919 | 25 | — | #1,931 | #3,808 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,287 | — |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,787 | — |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,689 | #4,014 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,401 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,887 | — |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,421 | — |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,475 | — |