Feminine dossier · first seen 1946

Christiane

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1971

Peak era

1971

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Christiane

How many people are named Christiane?

An estimated 1,968 living Americans are named Christiane.

How rare is Christiane?

Christiane fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Christiane?

The median age of a living American named Christiane is approximately 49 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 57 years old.

Is Christiane still popular?

Not especially. Christiane has been declining since its 1971 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Christiane most common?

Christiane has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.

1946Peak 19712025

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,257

Christiane last appeared in SSA records in 2020. Across its recorded history, about 2,257 American girls received the name.

Christiane peaked in 1971, when 87 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,257 Americans named Christiane since 1946.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1971

Living profile

2,075

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age49

Core range35–58

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

California

2.0× higher affinity than the national baseline.

California · 1960s 2.0×

California · 1980s 1.6×