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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 79 recorded years as a table

Christen, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1916	6
1919	6
1929	6
1949	3
1950	3
1951	3
1952	5
1953	4
1954	7
1955	5
1956	6
1957	5
1958	6
1959	7
1960	3
1962	7
1963	6
1964	8
1965	11
1966	3
1967	10
1968	10
1969	15
1970	16
1971	19
1972	23
1973	19
1974	26
1975	28
1976	27
1977	21
1978	16
1979	18
1980	17
1981	17
1982	18
1983	19
1984	30
1985	27
1986	22
1987	32
1988	27
1989	23
1990	24
1991	30
1992	26
1993	25
1994	21
1995	16
1996	26
1997	22
1998	17
1999	21
2000	25
2001	21
2002	21
2003	22
2004	28
2005	19
2006	16
2007	17
2008	16
2009	12
2010	16
2011	13
2012	12
2013	11
2014	11
2015	14
2016	14
2017	9
2018	13
2019	7
2020	13
2021	10
2022	8
2023	8
2024	5
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Christen isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 10
Rank in 2025: #7,679
How rare: 1 in 170,807 boys
Since 1916: 2,185

Most popular in 1987, at 32 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 57% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.