Christianna
A feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "follower of Christ".
Name Census estimates that about 3,006 living Americans carry the first name Christianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Christianna today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Christianna births was 2000 (104 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Christianna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Christianna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.0K
~ 1 in 114,023 Americans
Peak year
2000
104 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,726
Tracked since 1923
Census
Christianna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,489 people with the first name Christianna, which placed it at #6,440 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,440
National first-name rank
People counted
2.5K
2,489 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Christianna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Christianna is White at 55.6%. The next largest groups are Black (22.2%) and Hispanic (12.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Christianna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Christianna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.6% · 1,383
- Black or African American22.2% · 552
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 302
- Two or more races6.8% · 170
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 63
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 19
Popularity
Christianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Christianna from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 879 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Christianna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Christianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Christiannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Christianna, while Wisconsin, New Mexico, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 43 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Christianna
The name Christianna originates from the Late Latin name Christiana, a feminine form of the masculine name Christianus, meaning "a Christian" or "follower of Christ." The name traces its roots back to the ancient Greek word "Christianos," which was used to refer to the early followers of Jesus Christ in the first century AD.
The name Christianna gained popularity during the early days of Christianity, particularly in regions where the religion spread, such as the Roman Empire and the Middle East. As Christianity became more widespread, the name was adopted by various cultures and underwent variations in spelling and pronunciation.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Christianna can be found in the writings of early Christian scholars and theologians, such as Tertullian and Origen, who lived in the second and third centuries AD. These authors often referred to Christian women using the name Christiana or its variants.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Christianna. One such figure was Christianna of Stommeln (c. 1242-1312), a German mystic and Benedictine nun known for her visions and spiritual writings. Another notable bearer was Christianna Wittrock (1737-1798), a Swedish botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plants and their classification.
In the realm of literature, the name Christianna appears in works such as the novel "Christianna's Ghetto" by Leon Garfield, published in 1975, which tells the story of a young Jewish girl living in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Additionally, Christianna Brand (1907-1988) was a British author and playwright known for her crime fiction novels and plays.
Other historical figures with the name Christianna include Christianna Figueres (born 1956), a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Christianna Holgate (born 1972), an Australian businesswoman and former CEO of Australia Post.
These are just a few examples of the diverse range of individuals who have borne the name Christianna throughout history, reflecting its rich heritage and enduring presence across various cultures and time periods.
People
Christianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Christianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Christianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Christianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,006 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Christianna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 114,023 US residents.
Is Christianna a common name?
We classify Christianna as "Rare". It ranks above 95.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,127 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Christianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Christianna was 2000, when 104 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Christianna is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Christianna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,489 people with the name Christianna, or 0.82 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,440 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Christianna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Christianna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Christianna appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,491 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Christianna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Christianna is White at 55.6%. The next largest groups are Black (22.2%) and Hispanic (12.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Christianna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Christianna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.6% (1,383 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Christianna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Christianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Christianna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Christianna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Christianna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Christianna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Christianna?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.