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Christien

Christien has different classifications in our sources: generally male in the United States, generally female in the Netherlands and Belgium. This describes usage of the name, not any individual’s gender.

Depends on the countryMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

This name's gender leans differently depending on the country — check the table below before you assume.

Verdict
Depends on the country
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Netherlands, United States, Belgium
US records 1880–2017
906 male / 136 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Christien

If you do not know Christien’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Christien,” in English, “Guten Tag Christien,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Christien,

German

Guten Tag Christien,

French

Bonjour Christien,

Spanish

Estimado/a Christien:

Chinese

Christien您好：

Japanese

Christien様

English

Hi Christien,

German

Hi Christien,

French

Salut Christien,

Spanish

Hola Christien,

Chinese

Christien你好：

Japanese

Christienさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Christien by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Netherlandsuncommonwoman's name
United Statesuncommonman's name
Belgiumrarewoman's name

United States birth data

906 male · 136 female · 1,042 births recorded

Male ≈ 86.9%Female ≈ 13.1%

Records from 1980–2017: 91.6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Christien a male or female name?

Christien has different classifications in our sources: generally male in the United States, generally female in the Netherlands and Belgium. This describes usage of the name, not any individual’s gender.

How do I address Christien in an email?

If you do not know Christien’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Christien,” in English, “Guten Tag Christien,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Christien a unisex name?

Christien appears as both a male and a female name in the sources. Classifications differ by country, so a single worldwide yes-or-no answer would hide those differences.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Christien a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/christien. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_christien,
  title  = {Is Christien a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/christien},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}