Cristen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRIS-ten
- Origin
- Greek
Cristen 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 Cristen mean?
Greek: spelling of Kristen or Christen
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Kristen, a Danish and Norwegian form of Christian, also used as a form of Christine.
Is Cristen a girl's or a boy's name?
Cristen is a girls' name.
How popular is Cristen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 153 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Cristen in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cristen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 53 | #2,567 |
| 1997 | 54 | #2,420 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 56 | #2,284 |
| 1992 | 58 | #2,270 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,826 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 91 | #1,548 |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,586 |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,530 |
| 1986 | 92 | #1,392 |
| 1985 | 105 | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 97 | #1,284 |
| 1983 | 115 | #1,150 |
| 1982 | 153 | #966 |
| 1981 | 124 | #1,114 |
| 1980 | 125 | #1,105 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,678 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,746 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,794 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,854 |
| 1974 | 86 | #1,260 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,732 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,627 |
| 1971 | 41 | #2,035 |
| 1970 | 59 | #1,599 |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,755 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,834 |
| 1967 | 30 | #2,167 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
Names like Cristen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicole Christina Lauren Kristen Melissa Amber Angel Cassandra Tessa Amy Jordan Lara
Names related to Cristen
Christine Cristina Christen Christin Cristiana Christyn Cristine
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, “Cristen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cristen, updated 20 October 2026.