Christena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kris-TEE-na
- Origin
- Greek
Christena is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Christena mean?
Greek: spelling of Christina
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Christina, from Latin Christiana and Greek christos, 'anointed'.
Is Christena a girl's or a boy's name?
Christena is a girls' name.
How popular is Christena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 50 girls.
Half of all the girls named Christena in the US since 1880 were born between 1918 and 1977. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Christena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 30 | #3,518 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 30 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 32 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,603 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,305 |
| 1977 | 36 | #2,423 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,838 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 32 | #2,349 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,396 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 24 | #2,452 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 28 | #2,305 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 26 | #2,358 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 21 | #2,410 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 21 | #2,300 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,977 |
| 1951 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,763 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,696 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,857 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,992 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,236 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,899 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,980 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,810 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1938 | 14 | #2,225 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,393 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,460 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,540 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,586 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,794 |
| 1924 | 18 | #2,136 |
| 1923 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,342 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,668 |
| 1920 | 35 | #1,312 |
| 1919 | 44 | #1,103 |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,184 |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,183 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,190 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,818 |
| 1913 | 30 | #981 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,218 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,450 |
| 1910 | 17 | #1,069 |
| 1909 | 14 | #1,104 |
| 1908 | 12 | #1,203 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,289 |
| 1906 | 14 | #1,002 |
| 1905 | 13 | #1,057 |
| 1904 | 18 | #853 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 15 | #903 |
| 1901 | 10 | #1,067 |
| 1900 | 18 | #885 |
| 1899 | 19 | #728 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 13 | #895 |
| 1896 | 21 | #688 |
| 1895 | 17 | #770 |
| 1894 | 21 | #643 |
| 1893 | 23 | #594 |
| 1892 | 22 | #590 |
| 1891 | 18 | #624 |
| 1890 | 24 | #538 |
| 1889 | 20 | #567 |
| 1888 | 18 | #593 |
| 1887 | 22 | #471 |
| 1886 | 26 | #424 |
| 1885 | 23 | #438 |
| 1884 | 11 | #640 |
| 1883 | 9 | #651 |
| 1882 | 14 | #493 |
| 1881 | 11 | #503 |
| 1880 | 13 | #466 |
Nicknames for Christena
Names like Christena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leona, Catherine, Lena, Margaret, Estella, Cora, Alma, Helena, Loretta, Celia, Anna, Martha
Names related to Christena
Christina, Christine, Cristina, Christiana, Christen, Christianna, Christin, Christyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Christena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/christena, updated 20 October 2026.