Kristena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kris-TEE-na
- Origin
- Greek
Kristena 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 Kristena mean?
Greek: spelling of Christena, itself a spelling of Christina
“follower of Christ”
A spelling of Christina, from Latin Christiana and Greek christos, 'anointed'.
Meaning borrowed from Christena.
Is Kristena a girl's or a boy's name?
Kristena is a girls' name.
How popular is Kristena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Kristena in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kristena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
Nicknames for Kristena
Names like Kristena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Christina, Amanda, Angela, Samantha, Jessica, Cassandra, Katrina, Rebecca, Veronica, Sara, Selena
Names related to Kristena
Kristen, Kristina, Kirsten, Kristin, Kristine, Kristiana, Kristyn, Krystina
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, “Kristena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kristena, updated 20 October 2026.