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Christiana

Pronounced K R IH2 S T IY0 AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 1996
  • 143 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Christiana?

Christiana is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 14,010 children — the 1,158th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 42% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 399 children were given it.

Christianna is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Christiana and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Christianna

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K R IH2 S T IY0 AE1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
2010
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Christiana

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Christiana

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Christiana?
Christiana ranks 1,158th among girls' names in US records, with 14,010 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,661.
Is Christiana a unisex name?
No. Christiana is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Christiana most popular?
1996, when 399 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Christiana spelled?
Christianna. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.