Given name & surname
Christien
Christien is a feminine given name. It is used in East Central German.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In East Central German usage, Christien is a diminutive of Christine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Christien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,063
- 927 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,043 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Christien’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Christien is a diminutive of Christine. Christien has a related form in Christian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Christien
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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