Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cristena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cristena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cristena’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Cristena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cristina
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Christina
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Christiana
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Ilana
“tree”
>99% girls
Ileana
“the shining light” · “the light-bearer; from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Kristina
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Roxanna
“born with the morning's first light”
>99% girls
Roxana
“born with the morning's first light”
>99% girls